Letter to Jay Nixon: What do you want him to do first?
Today’s the day Missouri gets a new governor, after Gov. Matt Blunt opted against running for a second term and Jay Nixon defeated Kenny Hulshof in November.
Nixon’s inauguration is today. Political Fix blogger and former Post-Dispatch political reporter Jo Mannies has her poetic take on that event on the Fix blog over here.
Suppose you knew Jay Nixon would read your letter after he settles into the governor’s mansion this afternoon. What would you suggest he should take on as his first order of business?


Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor.
Why don’t you live in your house on Elmerine and rent the Governors Mansion to the highest bidder? Use the money made/saved to pay your security detail to watch you Christmas shop at Barnes and Noble.