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July 15, 2008
Thank You, Gov. Bredesen.
Today was a very, very good day for Chattanooga, Tenn. and we owe it, almost exclusively, to the efforts of Gov. Phil Bredesen and his Dept. of Economic Development. Generations of Chattanoogans will benefit from the unbelievable full-court press that he is responsible for putting on the VW execs, and anyone behind the scenes will tell you the same.
Senator Corker worked hard and was certainly there when needed, as were Claude and Ron. But, believe me, it was all masterminded by Phil Bredesen and I'm so bummed that we're about to lose him because of term limits. God knows what he could do for our state with another four years in office. I hope the story gets fully told, but the business community in Chattanooga came together in an unprecedented way to show the VW executives that Chattanooga means business and it won the day. That effort was coordinated by Phil. Sadly, our mayor played almost no part in that effort and if not for our hard-working governor, it wouldn't have happened.
Ron Littlefield was just a bystander, and given his poor leadership abilities, that was for the best. I said it about the efforts to bring Kia and Toyota to town and it applies here as well: Ron has no ability or knowledge in this area and he neither helped nor hindered the efforts to woo VW. He showed up when he was told to and made bland comments when necessary.
So, thank you Gov. Bredesen, you've helped us immensely by stepping in when we needed it. Our children and their children thank you as well.
Say, since you're term-limited in the governor's office, would you consider being mayor of the city you just helped succeed in the 21st Century? Thanks to you, it's going to be all the rage and everyone's gonna wanna live there. Hell, you're already doing the job our mayor is supposed to be doing. Why keep that big brain on the sidelines? Unless, you have something bigger in mind...
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