McWherter: Pro Politicians Can’t Cure What Ills

By Kleinheider Posted on July 18, 2009 at 7:07 pm

From a recent campaign appearance:

Gov. Phil Bredesen, he said, inherited “a fiscal mess” in 2002. “It was very nearly a crisis and he fought through it,” McWherter said. “His leadership made a real difference. I know something about leadership making a difference. I learned from my father that the most important job of being governor is to put people first. Now Tennessee faces great challenges. I hope you will join with me to face those challenges. I know where the growth is. The growth is in our working families, in our kids who are eager to learn and are open to new ideas, it’s in our rural communities and it’s in our values as Tennesseans and we honor faith, work and family.”

About those challenges, he told the crowd he’s a businessman, not a professional politician.

“I see huge new challenges we will face in the future. The next governor of this state from day-one has got to be an individual with the background and skills to understand how to build this economy, how to create new jobs, and most important, how to maintain jobs here in Tennessee. “I can meet those challenges because I spent my lifetime in business, running a business and creating jobs.”

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