I like this take from Southern Beale, a Nashville blogger on our state’s senior senator.
I’ve long believed that Lamar Alexander is one of those people who is riding a “moderate” image that is completely undeserved. He talks the talk but when push comes to shove he doesn’t walk the walk.
She is taking him to task on energy in the context of the Kingston spill, which, quite frankly, I am too far behind on to make any useful commentary. You may remember my post about why I wasn’t voting for him. Regardless of whether an informed version of me would agree with her on the ash spill, I think her summation is right on point.
Lamar Alexander hit his popularity peak with me when I was about nine years old. I won some division of the Young Tennessee Writers’ Contest and was invited to a luncheon with the governor. I was fit to be tied, as I knew all about how he had walked clear across our great state when he was running for governor. I couldn’t wait to ask him a bunch of inane questions about his walk. On the morning of the big day, I woke up not feeling so good. For good reason… I had chicken pox. I didn’t get to meet Governor Alexander that day. It seemed tragic at the time. Now, I’m not sure I missed anything.
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