Good riddance, Blunt! Now the great state of Missouri will be much better off without the idiot with such fitting last name. It always looked to me that he smoked one blunt too many if you consider all the things he has said and done. I am curious about the real reason behind this, however …

Blunt did the best job he could considering what he inherited from those before him. Both Carnahan and Holden expanded Medicaid program way beyond what it should have been,. Holden was the Missouri version of Jimmy Carter, but at least Carter was likeable. Plus Blunt inherited the screwed up transportation and massive spending from Carnahan and Holden.

#59’s post was right on the money. Is it just me but whenever liberals post anything on a message board it’s usually saying the same talking points over and over. Beyond rhetoric and flame-throwing leftwingers usually lack any substance in stuff. Afterall who has time to be on a computer at 4- 5 p.m. at night anyway-ever heard of a job?

Blunt did care about the TAXPAYERS of Missouri and those who WORK and PAY the bills for the state. WORK is a four-letter word for many posters on this site evidentally.

We’re still stuck with Bush for the next year, but this makes me feel at least a little better. Bye bye Blunt, and don’t let the door….. etc.

Thank you Governor Blunt. When he took over, the state was deeply in debt and a mess. He had the guts to set a reasonable budget and put the state back on a good financial footing. This is what a leader who represents ALL the people of the state should do. The bleeding hearts liberals will always want more free stuff - it’s how they buy votes and attempt to keep power over the powerless. This country is being ruined by this sense of entitlement too many feel. (If you don’t believe me, re-read all the posts on this board - amazing!) I’m afraid it’s going to take four years of a Hillary or Obama to remind everyone that the Democratic Party brand of socialism just does not work. Why we have to periodically be reminded of this lesson is beyond me.

Nice simplistic view of the world, Kevin. Whether you’re aware of it or not, you know middle-class, working people who have relied on Medicaid for health care coverage at some point in their lives. And how about the longtime residents of Bellefontaine who were about to be displaced across the state to private group homes? Were those severely mentally retarded folks in that situation simply because they were lazy liberals who relied on the government instead of working?

Good riddance to Blunt. He is a cruel, arrogant man whose dubious accomplishments were carried out on the backs of our state’s most vulnerable citizens. I’ve voted Republican more often than not, but greedy and self-serving men like him do not represent my views. Hopefully Missouri can emerge from its national image as a backwards, Bible-thumping state lead by a handful of superstitious good-old boys. Don’t forget that this is the governor who dissed his two economic centers (Kasnas City and ST. Louis) by saying that Democrats were to be found only in places where no one wanted to live. What sort of fool would say such about the only two places that separate his state from sinking to the depths of Arkansas or Mississippi?

All of the children in Missouri who depend on Medicaid are glad he’s done “accomplishing” things for them.

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Some 37,000 Missouri parents with low-paying jobs have lost eligibility for state-subsidized health insurance. Few of these jobs are likely to provide employer-subsidized care, so most of those parents will have to purchase insurance on their own, probably at a cost of thousands of dollars per year. Many of the parents will simply choose to forego insurance, exposing themselves to the risk of large medical bills and perhaps bankruptcy should they become ill.

* Some 88,000 Missouri families with children attending state colleges and universities are paying hundreds or thousands of dollars more each year in tuition. Tuition increases have ranged from $150 to $630 at two-year colleges and from $888 to $1,743 at four-year colleges.

* Working parents with incomes slightly above the poverty line are no longer eligible for child care subsidies. For a family with income between $21,000 and $24,000, those lost subsidies were worth more than $3,000 per year.

* Cuts in state payments to grandparents providing foster care and to legal immigrants are costing several thousand families $1,500 to $3,500 per year.

* Property owners and renters in roughly one-fifth of the state are paying more in school property taxes, as school districts seek to offset substantial losses of state aid. Although tax rate increases vary, many homeowners are facing tax hikes of $100 or more. Since the state is unlikely to reverse its cuts in education funding soon, these property tax increases may spread even wider.

* Local governments are increasing fees to keep their budgets in balance in the face of lost state aid.

* The draining of budget reserves and the increased use of debt by state and local governments will place added burdens on future taxpayers.

Yes…I, too, am curious about the timing of baby Blunt’s announcement. However, let’s handle one thing at a time. Thousands upon thousands of Missourians all around this great state are celebrating today. We will face tomorrows scandal–tomorrow. It’s time to party.

BTW…..I wouldn’t be surprised at all to find out that Bush and baby Blunt are close relatives. After all, there are so many parallels between their administrations. Can you believe it—I mean, getting rid of the 2 both in the same year?!! The sun is shining once again. The cold dark night is already beginning to recede.