December 18, 2005

Question for Bredesen

The whole Tennessee Highway Patrol-gate just gets better and better...

Deputy Gov. Dave Cooley was closely involved in the Tennessee Highway Patrol's promotions process — a process that has drawn fire for being riddled with politics — a Tennessean investigation has found.

Cooley, the No. 2 man in state government and a longtime close associate of Gov. Phil Bredesen, was consulted on personnel moves in the THP, according to Lynn Pitts, who was ousted last week as the head of the patrol.

Yes...those personnel moves that were helped by campaign contributions to one Phil Bredesen.

So, Mr. Bredesen...what did you know and when did you know it?

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