Per MSNBC: Governor of Oregon resigns

[gopiscrap]

Kay Brown, Secretary of State is to take over on Feb 18th. She is a progressive and the first openly LGBT governor in the nation.

[Maedhros]

1. I much prefer Brown to Kitzhaber.

I've followed Kate Brown since she was a first-term legislator, and have generally supported her stances on the issues.

If she runs in the upcoming special election, I will work for and vote for Brown.

[WI_DEM]

2. I don't know enough about his case to know why he resigned

but glad to hear his successor is a progressive.

[gopiscrap]

3. something about a girlfriend

and her place in his administration (job giving etc) can some one clarify

[dilby]

4. Fiance, and she is a hot mess.

She was involved in an illegal marriage for money when she was younger, had some other pretty sketchy dealings and then finally was consulting out of the governors mansion. I give him credit, he could have saved his career by breaking up with her and kicking her to the curb but in my opinion he did the right thing by staying by her side and stepping down from office. Hopefully she does not leave him.

[grasswire]

6. She will leave him.

He has no power now, no power that she can use for her grifting. She had 118 thou in unreported income on tax report for 2014. She used and abused Kitz. No fool like an old fool.

[hugo_from_TN]

7. You are correct

Grifters gotta grift

[dilby]

9. I really hope not, I would like to think she is not that type of person.

He has lost his entire career for her so hopefully she was not in it for the power.

[grasswire]

10. she was in it for money and position

Look at her history. Everything she did was for influence and/or money. She ruined his reputation and his career.

[Eksynyt]

5. Funny

All I know is the house I live in is full of moronic conservatives and they are all celebrating. Now all of these stupid poor white men will have an awesome woman running the state. Hahaha!

[Blue_Tires]

8. here:

http://news.yahoo.com/timeline-ethics-issues-surrounding-oregon-governor-141237133.html