BODY, NO SOUL:

Ventura may resign early, make Schunk governor (Associated Press, Oct 22, 2002)

Gov. Jesse Ventura says there is a chance, though slim, that he will resign from office a few days early to give the state its first woman governor.

Lt. Gov. Mae Schunk would become governor temporarily if Ventura were to resign.

"I just thought it would be fun the last week to leave early and make Mae the first female governor of the state,'' Ventura said following a news conference called to announce a judicial appointment. "They'd have to give her her own portrait and everything else that would go with it. I just thought it would be kind of humorous. always have a sense of humor.'' [...]

Schunk, though, said in an interview following his comments that she doesn't want Ventura to step down.

"I don't want the governor to resign just to make me the first woman governor of Minnesota,'' she said. ``That's not the way Minnesota should have its first woman governor. It's not honorable that way.''

Thus does he dishonor his office and she honor it. American politics will be well rid of this nitwit. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 21, 2002 8:18 PM