Worst state governor EVER?

[KamaAina]

Well, in recent memory anyway.

The results are in for the worst present governor:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021408584

and I am pleased to announce that Scott Walker (R-WI), Rick Scott (R-FL) and Jan Brewer (R-AZ) have advanced to the Worst State Governor EVER poll. (This one will be a little bit more bipartisan; we've had our share of clunkers in the past.)

edit: To the repukes who didn't quite make the cut, thanks for playing, and I'm sure you'll enjoy this copy of our home game.

6 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Scott Walker (R-WI)
	1 (17%)
	Rick Scott (R-FL)
	3 (50%)
	Jan Brewer (R-AZ)
	0 (0%)
	Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)
	0 (0%)
	Rod Blagojevich (D-IL)
	0 (0%)
	David Paterson (D-NY)
	0 (0%)
	Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
	0 (0%)
	George Wallace (D-AL)
	1 (17%)
	Orval Faubus (D-AR)
	0 (0%)
	Nominations from the floor are being accepted.
	1 (17%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[teddy51]

1. Need a selection for "Many of the above".

[annabanana]

2. jeez I don't know.. they ALL look so goddam awful!

It's an embarrassment of horrid.

[patrice]

3. SUBSIDY-Sam Brownback of Kansas.

[aka-chmeee]

4. I'll buy that for a dollar! nt

[patrice]

18. Yep. That's about exactly what the people of Kansas are going to get for the whole thing too.

Lock-stock-and-barrel for less than a penny on the dollar.

Watch hospice care and private prison profitability in Kansas skyrocket.

[One_Life_To_Give]

5. Is ol Governor Dudley going back too far?

As Royal Governor of Massachusetts he was responsible for getting Connecticut's Charter revoked. Which lead to the Charter being hidden in the now famous Charter Oak. Although you could say he got it in the end as his kids and their families were wiped out during the Dudleytown Massacre.

[KamaAina]

7. He was not a state governor

as Massachusetts (in fact, everyplace) was not yet a state.

Thanks for playing, though.

[One_Life_To_Give]

8. James Michael Curley then

Curley's mob associations, graft, extravagant personal spending, expensive vacations, and generally decadent behavior drew criticism and a series of scandals rocked his administration. Curley was fond of call girls and chorus girls, frequented speakeasies and brothels, and in the process of his partying was involved in a number of traffic accidents which left several people injured. These accidents were eventually publicised and tarnished the State Governor's office. Ultimately, these incidents, as well as his past associations, led him to being vulnerable to mob influence, and he was alleged to have sold pardons to state convicts and appointed poorly qualified individuals, including his brother John, to public offices.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Michael_Curley

[XemaSab]

6. George Wallace *very* narrowly over Orval Faubus

It's a tight one though.

[Johonny]

9. Francis Wilkinson Pickens

[NoPasaran]

10. I'll nominate Ross Barnett

Civil Rights era governor of Mississippi.

When Phil Ochs sang "The speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown," that's who he was talking about.

[rurallib]

14. first one that came to my mind also

although there was a Louisiana governor that went from the governor's mansion straight to jail IIRC.

[Erose999]

11. Gotta vote for Scummy Sonny Perdue and Nathan "Raw Deal". Both have fucked education in GA royally.

[KamaAina]

12. Perdue would have merited serious consideration

as would Guy Hunt of AL.

Deal? Pretty bad, yes, but the worst ever?

[Erose999]

16. Perhaps its personal, the never-ending budget cuts in higher ed mean that I haven't had a raise in

years, and I've been in a tenuous position as far as job security as have many of my colleagues and close friends.

[Erose999]

17. Not to mention the concessions made to big business. Look up the Caterpillar deal he's been touting.

he really gave away the store on that one. They were given the land, and they've shirked taxes for more than a decade.

[KamaAina]

19. Yikes! My all-time favorite human being teaches at Georgia State.

On the other hand, maybe this'll make it easier for us to get her back to the Bay Area.

[easttexaslefty]

13. Before the nation had him,

We did. I nominate baby shrub from the great state of Texas.

[KamaAina]

20. How the hell did I forget him?!

[Blue Belle]

15. Jan Brewer...

that ignorant, racist, troglodytic, cow...

[GoneOffShore]

21. Way too many to choose from -

And most of them have been Republicans.

[KamaAina]

22. Interestingly, pRick Scott is doing far better here

than he did in the original, where he actually got beaten pretty soundly by Walker. Perhaps all the cheeseheads are busy trying out their new Roger Goodell dartboards.