Comments on: Election of Tennessee Constitutional Officers: Comptroller of the Treasury http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/01/05/election-of-tennessee-constitutional-officers-comptroller-of-the-treasury/ The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Gordon http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/01/05/election-of-tennessee-constitutional-officers-comptroller-of-the-treasury/comment-page-1/#comment-10634 Gordon Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:16:01 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=13329#comment-10634 Nice article. Thanks for doing this public service. I've been following the Secretary of State interviews through a series of posts on my own blog, The Posterity Project, with a focus on how the candidates might approach the state's libraries and archives. Here's the link in case any of your readers are interested... http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Secretary%20of%20State Looking forward to your next post. - Gordon Nice article. Thanks for doing this public service. I’ve been following the Secretary of State interviews through a series of posts on my own blog, The Posterity Project, with a focus on how the candidates might approach the state’s libraries and archives. Here’s the link in case any of your readers are interested…

http://posterityproject.blogspot.com/search/label/Secretary%20of%20State

Looking forward to your next post.

- Gordon

]]> By: Turner McCullough Jr. http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2009/01/05/election-of-tennessee-constitutional-officers-comptroller-of-the-treasury/comment-page-1/#comment-10633 Turner McCullough Jr. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:38:46 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/?p=13329#comment-10633 Good work, Blayne. Very informative article. The claims of wanting to be transparent fade away as the Republicans clamor for revenge as against those who may have proposed or advocated for a state income tax rises above debate on qualifications for these office. It seems they have a pre-determined mindset that requires adherence to their political party's point of view to be qualified, in their eyes, to serve as Treasurer and Comptroller. Have not the present officeholders not proven themselves competent stewards of managing the state's funds? With the state facing at least a billion dollars shortfall in revenue, that question is likely to surface again. This is acknowledging an economic reality, not a call for an income tax. However, shrinking revenues of this level will force the state to look for new revenue streams. Citizens will not accept further cuts in public service, much of which has already seen major reductions. There comes a point where quality control and ROI (Return On Investment) prohibit dracronian measures. Good work, Blayne. Very informative article. The claims of wanting to be transparent fade away as the Republicans clamor for revenge as against those who may have proposed or advocated for a state income tax rises above debate on qualifications for these office. It seems they have a pre-determined mindset that requires adherence to their political party’s point of view to be qualified, in their eyes, to serve as Treasurer and Comptroller. Have not the present officeholders not proven themselves competent stewards of managing the state’s funds?

With the state facing at least a billion dollars shortfall in revenue, that question is likely to surface again. This is acknowledging an economic reality, not a call for an income tax. However, shrinking revenues of this level will force the state to look for new revenue streams.

Citizens will not accept further cuts in public service, much of which has already seen major reductions. There comes a point where quality control and ROI (Return On Investment) prohibit dracronian measures.

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