Not after 2007. Believe me Bredesen WILL push for an income tax in 2007. Bredesen is 1000 times more liberal than Lamar and I guarantee you that he will almost NEVER vote along lines that you agree with.
Lamar isn't my favorite senator by far, but he is infinitely better that 99.9% of Democrats, including Bredesen.
BTW, Bredesen left Metro Nashville in terrible financial shape after raiding every nickel he could find to buy Bud Adams' love.
He also virtually bribed businesses with taxpayer money to get them to come to Davidson County. Dell Computer had already decided on Wilson Co, Tennessee as the site for they new production facility. After pretty much a done deal, he promised Dell $70,000,000 in DIRECT PAYMENTS to move a training facility to Davidson County.
Property taxes in some cases TRIPLED in order to pay for his pet projects like the Titans stadium and the GEC and the Nashville Library.
Bredesen is no shrewd businessman when it comes to taxpayer money. He doesn't care how much he has to spend to get what he wants.
His talk about "cutting the budget" is pure crap. The budget has grown by MORE than the rate of inflation plus population growth in both state budgets since he came in office.
I could go on and on.
I don't mean to get into a cat fight, because I clearly want to see a good republican candidate show up early and strong enough to "encourage" Alexander to call it quits. But he has GOT TO GO, no matter what. He lied through his teeth when he said he would support the President.