We bitch and moan about lifetime politicians and the fact that once they get entrenched in their blood sucking ways, the only way we can be rid of them is for them to die off.
No matter what others think Matt has my total appreciation for his term and what he accomplished. He took a lot of crud from the people whining about trimming our bloated budget. I’m still seeing the “Blunt Trauma” bumper stickers around on the Subaru’s and Volkswagon cars.
I smile each time.
Lifetime politicians are one thing (like Nixon, who has served a record-breaking 16 straight years as Attorney-General), but most Governors are entitled to two terms. If Hulshof wins, that will be good, but Blunt needlessly put this office in jeopardy at a critical time when we need a Republican to preside over redistricting. I have no doubt that if the polls had shown Blunt with a 15%-20% lead over Nixon, he’d have not blinked about running for a second term, but because they showed him slightly behind, he decided to turn tail and run. Bad show on his part.