You can't say we're not bi-partisan . . .

Kudos to The City Paper for its editorial about the recent nomination by Democrats' recent nomination of John Wilder to another term as Lt. Governor (Wilder's Leadership Non-existent in Senate). Here's the last sentence:

So, to date, Tennesseans for the last three decades have deserved John Wilder as their Lt. Governor. They may earn the right to call him speaker again very soon.

My first impression was, no, that isn't true--if Wilder is elected Lt. Governor, Democrats are getting what they deserve. But, in reality, that can only be said of his election following the 2004 election.

The fact that "Republican" Senators Tim Burchett and Mike Williams--who provided Democrats the votes needed to elect Wilder to the position in 2005, are still around to cast ballots on this issue makes Republicans just as culpable. Don't ever say we're not bi-partisan.