Knox County's Lincoln Day Dinner

-- It was a who's who of Republicans at tonight's Lincoln Day Dinner.  And why not, not one but all four of the major GOP candidates for governor were on the program.

Bill Gibbons, Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey and Zach Wamp each had 7 minutes to make their appeal to the gathered crowd.

I asked newly elected Knox County GOP chairman  Ray Jenkins who was responsible for letting the candidates know when their time was up - he said Judge Dale Workman had that duty.

-- Working the room was former Sheriff Tim Hutchison.  His name comes up often when talk of next year's county mayor's race comes up.  I asked him if he's ready to  announce?

He didn't say no, but didn't say yes either..  He did say he would delay an announce as long as possible, to avoid being "beaten up by the media."

I joked that when he was ready  for the beating to call me.  He laughed (I think).