The support of Senators Corker and Alexander for the new START treaty was only helped by the news that Tennessee would be getting $6.5 billion for building a nuclear reprocessing facility.
In the spirit of such terms as the "Cornhusker Kickback", I think we need a pithy name for this change of heart from the stalwart senatorial delegation from TN. "Big Bend Bribe"? "Volunteer State Slushfund"? "The Tennessee Tip"? Help me out here.