The leader of the state senate says if Tennessee’s Attorney General won’t pursue a lawsuit against the federal healthcare overhaul, he’ll ask an independent attorney to take the case.
Senate speaker Ron Ramsey, who’s also a candidate for governor, says he’ll see if a private attorney would volunteer for the job or find the funds to pay a special counsel.
To quote my 13-year-old niece, things are just weird up there in Nashville.
Tom Humphrey also has the details at Humphrey on the Hill.