Rep. Zach Wamp (TN-03) on Tennessee's impending Republican domination...
Wamp, seen as a potential candidate for governor in 2010, doesn't foresee a Republican legislature flexing its muscles too much too soon, especially in light of Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen's performance.
"Governor Bredesen frankly has built credibility and good will by managing the government, and I think that will carry over to the legislature," Wamp said. "I don't believe a new majority will be too confrontational. It's a time of great challenge. With so many economic challenges, this is a time to pull together and make the government successful. I don't expect either side to get rolled."
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-07) on... poli sci 101?:
"Lots of people ask me about it, and I say, 'Well, in order to understand it you've got to go back to the beginning,'" she said.
"Much of the change in our state came about not necessarily because of party affiliation but because of philosophy of government," she said. "We are truly a center-right state. We have people who want to see the state managed in a conservative vein. The problem arose, and a line was drawn in the sand, when the state income tax issue was brought to the forefront. People were asking, 'Do I come down on the right side or the left side on the issues?'"
Very profound.
