At an annual Lincoln Day dinner out in Greene County yesterday, Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, whose task was only to introduce the keynote speaker TNGOP Robin Smith, added a little something extra to his remarks: an announcement of his imminent campaign for Governor: Ramsey noted that the three officials who had already spoken were "three great candidates for governor," but he was enthusiastically applauded when he said, "I am here in Greene County to announce that I am going to be a candidate for governor" as well.

He said he and his wife of 29 years, Sindy, had "thought about this, prayed about this," and decided to go ahead, "for the right reasons."