She may be thinking about skipping the Republican Senate race, but former rival Sarah Steelman is still bugging Roy Blunt.
Her past words are, anyway.
Democrats have seized upon one of her earlier verbal jabs at the Missouri congressman – “Roy Blunt is another white guy in a suit, and I think the public wants change” - and are trying to have a little fun.
They’ve collected photos of three other ‘white guys in suits’ – Sen. Kit Bond and former Sens. John Ashcroft and Jim Talent, who’ve all endorsed Blunt – dubbed the prominent Missouri Republicans “the Suits” and made them available as a set of baseball cards.
“Birds of a feather flock together,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Communications Director Eric Schultz said in a statement. “Roy Blunt is a creature of Washington, that’s where he feels most comfortable. But Missourians are looking for change and Jim Talent, Kit Bond, John Ashcroft are not the faces of the future.”
The Republican reply?
Missouri GOP Executive Director Lloyd Smith: “Robin Carnahan and the national Democrats want to talk about clothes when our country is facing very serious challenges like a weak economy and the Carnahan-backed national energy tax.”
Roy Blunt
It seems Roy Blunt is a fascinating example of how some voters seem to forgive certain "character" issues in their politicians while others are nailed to a cross.
For example, after a 35 year marriage, Roy Blunt publically humiliated his first wife and dumped her for Abigail Perlman a lobbyist for Kraft Foods.
It seems Roy Blunt is a true role-model for politicians like Gov. Sanford of South Carolina.
I wonder what page and paragraph from the Republican Guide to Family Values, Roy Blunt used to justify this behavior?
Another interesting point concerns his attempt to be elected Majority Leader in the House. Blunt brashly announced to everyone the position was his. He claimed he had solid commitments and endorsments to assure victory. Interestingly, when the Members conducted a secret ballot, the person elected was John Boehner---not Roy Blunt.
Ouch, that had to hurt!
I'm reminded of how he is now bragging about locking up endorsements from every Republican of significance in this state. Maybe/Maybe not.
The reality is Roy Blunt's record indicates a pattern of not being a reliable judge of loyalty.
Some folks would regard Roy Blunt as an embarressment. Some folks would see him in the same league as Sanford and Edwards.
But no one can really rule him out.
Too bad.