I think you answered yourself pretty effectively with post 43!
Ah, politics. Yes, the crisis is now at hand ans so, the quesiton is who to blame and how many people to frighten!
Actually, I am not sure that if push came to shove that Governor Davis would be worth minimum wage, as he hasn't shown much in the way of leadership.
Are you following the budget scenario in Tennessee? Schools shut down, "non-essential" state "workers" furloughed, the usual BS.