It's my job as governor to set a vision.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My sense is, as governor I've gotten a lot of stuff done.
I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.
I will make the final decision on running for governor after my congressional term ends.
The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself.
My job as governor is different from the legislators. They represent their districts. I have to represent all 6.6 million Tennesseans and come to the best decisions I can.
As governor, I'm spending my time focused in three areas: creating jobs, reducing the expense of government and schools.
I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.
When a governor asks you to come and serve... or a president, subsequently in my life - you do so.
That's a large part of the job as governor: to create and maintain the optimal balance.
I recognize that as governor, my job is to sit on the other side of the table from the public sector unions and negotiate effectively on behalf of all the taxpayers of the state, including all of you.