Bottom Line: Bars should have stayed open in Nashville
The dust has settled regarding allegations of cover-up of COVID-19 information by the Metropolitan Government that surfaced apparently from lawsuit discovery last week. Okay, so the local FOX affiliate as well as Tucker Carlson of FOX News may have been off track. And maybe Mayor John Cooper is feeling great after The Tennessean came to his rescue and defense. But the heavier impact from last week comes not from FOX News but from a man whose proverbial star was already high and who seems to be moving higher with each passing month: Governor Bill Lee. Lee is a man of faith, as I am. I have made a tradition of attending the governor's inaugural ball every four Januarys here in town. In January of 2019, I loved how Lee injected some late-night banter in praise of his wife's allure. I loved the band playing 1970s Southern rock. And I knew that Tennessee was going to be in good hands. I also had high hopes one year ago when John Cooper took office as the Metropolitan County Mayor. ...