https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/03/19/tn-governor-tells-corker-gordon-that-state-cant-afford-obamacare/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:36:28 -0400<![CDATA[Gov. Phil Bredesen isn&#8217;t against health-care reform, mind you.  He&#8217;s just against having his state get stuck with mandates that will cost Tennessee over $750 million in the first year.  He wrote to Senator Bob Corker (a no vote) and Rep. Bart Gordon, who just announced he&#8217;d vote yes on ObamaCare, to ask them to cut the state some slack, and Kerry Picket at the Washington Times got a copy of the letter.  She published a copy of the final four paragraphs:]]>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:48:36 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/03/19/tn-governor-tells-corker-gordon-that-state-cant-afford-obamacare-n168075