American Governors

Since I'm a political junky, I'd like to know the track records of your governors in your respective states, including recall efforts, scandals, campaign finance, domestic policies and what not.

To start with, how are Snyder, Walker and Perry as governors?

edited 12th Jan '12 2:11:19 AM by Serocco

Walker is a dunce.

You're a Wisconsinite?

I'm not sure what Andrew Cuomo's gubernatorial record is like so far, but he seems harmless, at the very least.

Can't speak for Eliot Spitzer, but Governor Patterson's "TAX FUCKING EVERYTHING" approach caused a bit of splash, IIRC.

...I thought I've said this before.

In any case, yes. Walker, insofar as I can tell, has done nothing of merit, likely owing to his immediate flame out and following attempts to be forgotten as much as possible in the midst of recall attempts.

He's smart about it, though, I give him that. Do the unpopular shit right away and then hide long enough for the goldfish voters to forget about it when the angry political counterstrike comes, and as such win that way.

David Paterson: Pretty Cool Guy?

@Wicked,

He gets credit for being pro-LGBT, but then this:

Is fail.

The Cato Institute gave him an F on fiscal policy, so he can't be that bad.

He managed to get Gay Marriage through a Republican Majority Hous (and I think overall legislature). That is a Political Moment of Awesome right there.

I'll get him a B until proven otherwise, I suppose.

Perry reduced education funding so that my mother and other teachers are earning four thousand dollars less this year. With Dad gone, this is a major strain on her. She's kind of wishing he gets the presidential nomination so he's around less this year to make decisions about Texas.

This, combined with denying Houston the funds to improve/expand its light rail, and then turning away emergency funds and then throwing a fit when we had those wildfires and we didn't get financial help or whatever, pretty much says he's a fucking idiot. There's probably plenty I don't know about, too.

For Perry, here's a very good report about him, with Matt Taibbi as the author.

edited 12th Jan '12 1:02:50 PM by Sledgesaul

That article makes Perry seem worse than Bush.

Snyder is straight-up fucking up. Honestly, he makes Granholm look like a damned good governor. She was a great attorney-general, but not so great as governor.

How was Granholm, anyway? All I know is that she's a neo-liberal.

Far as I'm concerned, Perry is worse than Bush. Which is why I don't want him to be president.

Governor Jay Nixon here in missouri is a pretty cool guy. Not only is he a Democratic party member (yay) but he's actually managed to work with the Republican controlled Missouri legislature to get a lot of good, balanced bills through.

Perry's got another shot at the presidency if he wins re-election as governor, which he almost certainly will, since the rich in Texas support him the best.

Considering his performance this year I'd say his presidential aspirations are tanked. Mom wants him to get the nomination though so he doesn't spend the next year here, though.

Same thoughts were cast on Reagan before he won election.

I believe Reagan was likeable, and didn't have an episode where people wondered if he was high or something.

He still lost the nomination twice. Stronger showing against Ford, but nonetheless.

Perry's still no Goldwater. That was a disaster.

I think you're being alarmist, Serocco. Perry is barely coherent.

edited 13th Jan '12 7:48:40 PM by johnnyfog

I wouldn't mind another Goldwater if it meant a Democratic president could be a bit more left wing.

Not sure if Clinton could be considered to the left of Carter, or if Carter is to the left of Lyndon Johnson, but yeah.

A lot can happen in three years. If he decides to run for re-election again, especially if he wins again, I think he'll try again.

Remember, Ron Paul got less than 1% when he first ran for the presidency. Now, he's one of the closest that can challenge Romney adequately.