Lamar Alexander : (4) " I think higher education is over-regulated. " - Lamar Alexander " I’ve got a new rule. It’ll be rule No. 312. If it’s three days before a campaign, don’t believe anything new you hear about anybody. " - Lamar Alexander " We hear a lot about rebuilding Detroit, and we just spent $70 billion to bail out the auto industry – well, they need to be cost competitive, too. If they have high-cost energy, those suppliers are going to move to Japan or Mexico instead of Michigan and Tennessee. " - Lamar Alexander " The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not. " - Lamar Alexander