“Some things at the Tennessee General Assembly should be above politics. In our edition today, we detail how some Republicans in the Tennessee General Assembly believe facets of the governor’s ‘Cover Tennessee’ plan are unclear. The plan seeks to expand health insurance coverage in Tennessee for the state’s uninsurable residents. In addition, Sen. Mae Beavers (R-Mt. Juliet), had already crafted her own health care legislation, suggesting Bredesen’s plan is a belated effort to address a long-standing problem. Members of Bredesen’s administration shot back, saying Beavers cares more about passing her own bill than seeing an overhaul of the state insurance plan for the uninsured and uninsurable passed. In the end, it does not really matter. The issue of health care for our state’s uninsured residents should rise above the realm of hand-to-hand partisan political combat.” [editor’s note: This analysis has part of the picture: the issue of healthcare should indeed not be political, since the government should never be in the healthcare business! - SAT] (03/29/06)