You got that one right. I hope Bush doesn't decide Sundquist would be a good man for the job like he did with Lamar Alexander. Hopefully he will never have the opertunity to serve in elected office again in this state.
No, the WH is not that out-of-touch with state politics (despite Lamar!). If Scummy had not jumped the shark and morphed into a slimy 'Rat, he would've been coronated for the Senate seat to conclude his career. They knew he was absolutely toxic (witness Dubya's people trying to keep him invisible during the '00 Presidential race -- Scummy could've cost Dubya TN).