Post by Logan on Feb 10, 2016 4:57:58 GMT -6
You have to give Gov. Mike Pence this much: His administration hasn’t been boring.
Hurt by missteps and misplaced priorities? Definitely. Divisive at times? Oh yeah. But boring? Nope. Not even close.
So here we are, less than nine months before Election Day — an Election Day that will determine whether the struggling governor gets a second term — and he’s replacing his eminently qualified and impressive lieutenant governor with a savvy political operative who until Sunday afternoon was running for the U.S. Senate.
In other words: more drama for Team Pence.
In a Statehouse room crowded with staffers and reporters Tuesday afternoon, Pence said goodbye to Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann with smiles and parting words that suggested nothing was unusual about a shake-up of this magnitude. He and Ellspermann hugged uncomfortably, saying nice things about each other but looking like a couple trying to put on a good show for the children as they announce their divorce.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/matthew-tully/2016/02/09/tully-gov-mike-pence-indianas-king-drama/80070394/
Hurt by missteps and misplaced priorities? Definitely. Divisive at times? Oh yeah. But boring? Nope. Not even close.
So here we are, less than nine months before Election Day — an Election Day that will determine whether the struggling governor gets a second term — and he’s replacing his eminently qualified and impressive lieutenant governor with a savvy political operative who until Sunday afternoon was running for the U.S. Senate.
In other words: more drama for Team Pence.
In a Statehouse room crowded with staffers and reporters Tuesday afternoon, Pence said goodbye to Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann with smiles and parting words that suggested nothing was unusual about a shake-up of this magnitude. He and Ellspermann hugged uncomfortably, saying nice things about each other but looking like a couple trying to put on a good show for the children as they announce their divorce.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/opinion/columnists/matthew-tully/2016/02/09/tully-gov-mike-pence-indianas-king-drama/80070394/