Time Magazine’s Mark Helperin reports “Tennessee Governor Bredesen in line to run HHS after talks with White House officials.”

h/t to AC Kleinheider, who is still skeptical.

Thinking ahead to the next moves on the chess board, this would make Ron Ramsey the new Governor of Tennessee.

The Tennessee Senate would then have to elect a new Lieutenant Governor.

There would also need to be a special election to fill Ramsey’s Senate seat.

Would Jason Mumpower run for the Tennessee Senate?

If he won, the Tennessee House would need to elect a new Majority leader.

AND… there would then have to be a special election to fill Mumpower’s House seat.

But perhaps I’m getting ahead of myself….