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10 Jul 2009 11:28 am
Who Quits In The First Term?
A Mudflats reader went to work:
On a hunch, I reviewed online lists of all the men and women who’ve
been elected governor of their state since the year 1900. Pored over
them for a few hours. Over 1200 politicians have taken that first-term
oath of office. Some soon died in office. Many resigned to accept other
positions in government, including Spiro Agnew who was “tapped” by
Nixon after being the Governor of Maryland for about five minutes. On a
handful of occasions, a first-termer was dragged off to the slammer or
impeached. One was incapacitated by a nervous breakdown and one left
just as impeachment came knocking on his door. So—how many out of over
1200 just up and quit before the end of their term?
Three: Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer and Sarah Palin.
Two quit because of a scandal just too big and too indefensible to avoid. The other one? We're still guessing. All we know for sure is that whatever she says isn't true. It never is.
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