I read the story. There are a few things about this that don’t matter to me, such as the personal emails. Although I wish the staffers had been smart enough to use a personal email address for such matters. It is troublesome that staffers used the emails for partisan business, but it’s pretty obvious that they never considered that emails would be public record. They got caught with their pants down on this one and they tried to quickly cover up. Now we know the truth, a politician and his closest advisors were lying to the media and the public. Good luck trying to prosecute that.

Yep, good ‘ol Gov. Blunt Trauma, gets the Oscar for best BS involving goverment officials who can’t read.

Yet more proof of a larger ‘culture of corruption’ within the republican ranks to use a tired phrase.

Personally, I am still curious to find out what the reasons were behind Governor Blunt’s sudden desire not to seek re-election, Blunt’s statement the he has “…accomplished all I set out to do” while in the middle of his re-election campaign is obviously not the reason he withdrew.

Already the Governor’s office has tried to spin the mail story to say all the emails support its side of the story.

It would have been nice if just once they would admit they were wrong. All the major players have been moved with the exception of the governor which
will happen soon enough.

Sounds like 22 boxes filled with smoking guns. Just imagine what was there before they purged their files and covered their tracks.

Yet another story to prove that Republicans are evil and Democrats are holy.

Yawn. Until I see hard-hitting stories on Democrats in the PD, I’ll give these stories on Republicans scant attention. While that doesn’t absolve Blunt of misconduct, I’m considering the source of this story and will cut him a little slack.

Does it matter to you that the emails indicate that Eckersley was coming in late and conducting private sector business on government time?

And does it matter to you that the PD, et al., all the PD can produce are suggestions and not facts?

It is an example of an administration that was focused on winning elections rather than governing. It placed personal ambition above the good of the people. It decided it was above the law, and not above trying to ruin a reputation.

It is a tragic misuse of executive power. If they are prosecuted for violation of the Sunshine Law then so be it. It is more likely they will be required to pay thousands of taxpayer dollars to a former employee for their misdeeds and misguided priorities.

There is no reason to start the party bashing. This has gone on forever regardless of the party in review. We had a president that said oral sex in the oval office of the White House was not having sex and he got a way with it and was elected to another term. In todays immoral society, everything is free game to the politicians. At this point, nothing is a surprise to me when it comes to politics.

“What do the Blunt administration’s released e-mails say about his office?”

What it says it that the “elite” feel that they are in the position of “ruling over” the people, not serving them and it also shows that the “unwashed masses” agree with this approach and have rolled over for the past three decades in complete agreement.

Missourians are very compliant peasants and most often heard: “Oh well he is our Governor and he knows things that we don’t. He’s way smarter than us. We should do what he says because afterall he’s kept us safe from Al-Qaida (and alligator) attacks so it shows his plan is working.”