I've had a miserable couple of days -- I caught the bug that has been going around and was bedridden all day yesterday. And I didn't feel much better when I learned that my governor, Oregon Governor Kitzhaber, is resigning.
He is popular. He's done a great job. I, for one, think the great health care we are getting in Oregon is to this governor's credit. But sometimes a good public servant has a blind spot when it comes to relationships. And this resignation is happening because Gov. Kitzhaber's fiancee is perceived to have crossed some ethical lines. Not Kitzhaber himself -- his fiancee.
And to think, this love story gone bad (for the public, that is) is happening right before Valentine's Day.
So many things have gone right in our fair State, this is kind of hard to stomach.
Secretary of State Kate Brown will take over -- and she will be the first openly bi-sexual Governor in the nation. We should be in good hands. There is that.
Please make yourself comfortable at the kitchen table, tell us about your day and your weekend plans. And if you have thoughts about the unfortunate love lives of public servants, let's kibitz about them.
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