If Cover Tennessee Fails, Blame the Governor

Tennessee state legislator and blogger Stacey Campfield, who is frequently criticized for his less than literary -- or literate -- writing style, nonetheless is exactly right in his criticism of Governor Phil Bredeson's Cover Tennessee health care coverage proposal. If the plan is defeated, the governor will not have Republicans to blame. Rather, the plan will have failed because the governor rushed out an incomplete proposal in advance of the elections.

I expressed similar thoughts here and here.