At Halls Republican Club Monday night. Property Assessor employee Rodney Lane announced his candidacy for First Vice Chair of the Knox County Republican Party. In making his announcement, Lane said he was pleased that Kuhlman had asked him to be her running mate.

Sources in the Knox County Republican Party have supplied Shock And Awe with Lane’s voting record. In 2006 he voted in the Democrat primary that selected Harold Ford, Jr to challenge Republican Senator Bob Corker. In 2008, he voted in the Democrat Primary between Hillary Clinton & Barak Obama.

So, Kuhlman’s first decision is to select a Democrat as her running mate? My sources are not surprised that Kuhlman & Lane are being supported by free weekly newsprint publisher Steve Hunley. Because he supported Madeline Rogero for Mayor of Knoxville over a bonafide Republican in Ivan Harmon.