The special session of the Tennessee General Assembly definitely needs some perspective. What are we to make of the quick defeat of Governor Bill Haslam’s Insure Tennessee measure?
Haslam had the support of everyone from doctors to hospitals to the Chamber of Commerce, as well as prominent fellow republicans like Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell.
But he couldn’t even get the measure out of committee, and within a couple of days, the issue was dead.
The Informed Sources share their thoughts.