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davidpdx

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157. We've been very lucky in Oregon in terms of governors
Fri Feb 22, 2013, 02:16 AM
Feb 2013

McKay was in office 60 years ago and Whiteaker 150 years ago.

In the last 60 years:

Paul L. Patterson December 27, 1952 February 1, 1956 Republican
Elmo Smith February 1, 1956 January 14, 1957 Republican
Robert D. Holmes January 14, 1957 January 12, 1959 Democratic
Mark Hatfield January 12, 1959 January 9, 1967 Republican
Tom McCall January 9, 1967 January 13, 1975 Republican
Robert W. Straub January 13, 1975 January 8, 1979 Democratic
Victor G. Atiyeh January 8, 1979 January 12, 1987 Republican
Neil Goldschmidt January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991 Democratic
Barbara Roberts January 14, 1991 January 9, 1995 Democratic
John Kitzhaber January 9, 1995 January 13, 2003 Democratic
Ted Kulongoski January 13, 2003 January 10, 2011 Democratic
John Kitzhaber January 10, 2011 Incumbent Democratic

The great thing is by the end of Kitzhaber's 3rd term we will have had a D governor for 28 years and 2 days, just under the record for the longest time held by the Republicans at 28 years and 5 days.

Tim Pawlenty. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #1
Have to agree sarisataka Feb 2013 #56
Since I moved to MN in 2004, Pawlenty was the only governor MineralMan Feb 2013 #61
I hate his fucking evil guts. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #152
+1 BainsBane Feb 2013 #162
The guy we have now in Michigan. sufrommich Feb 2013 #2
Even worse than John Engler? Engler closed down the mental hospitals in MI. muntrv Feb 2013 #128
now, now, don't be picky BainsBane Feb 2013 #168
Govenor Gasshole, PA. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #3
Exactly. The Gasshole Asshole Corbett. AlinPA Feb 2013 #23
Worst that I remember, even Ridge was mild in comparison. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #36
Very true. johnp3907 Feb 2013 #50
I will worship the ground she walks on forever, if she gets the complicit bastard on Sandusky. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #52
I hope so!,nt Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #104
You like your electric bill? Thank Ridge for the 33% increase. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #87
I didn't like Ridge either, but even with electric raise, Gasshole still wins hands down, imho. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #111
Tom Corbett. blue neen Feb 2013 #25
+1000 Bet he is really steamed over Kane blocking the lottery sale. Roflmao! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #39
Ditto madashelltoo Feb 2013 #47
Absolutely the worst. PA Democrat Feb 2013 #191
Damn straight. Governor Gasshole, Toxic Tom Corbutt meow2u3 Feb 2013 #27
I can barely stand it waiting for 2014 to get rid of him, though in PA it's hard to tell. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #42
I am nervous for 2014 Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #113
Worries me a bit also, this state has so many teabaggers. I'm in NW PA and teabaggery is rampant Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #117
Corbett:lowest approval rating ever recorded for any PA Governor Divernan Feb 2013 #58
We win! Lugnut Feb 2013 #75
Corbett in PA - Worst life long demo Feb 2013 #63
Easy. Denninmi Feb 2013 #4
Ronald Reagan...close 2nd.. Pete "187" Wilson..n/t SoCalDem Feb 2013 #5
Yep. Same here. tblue Feb 2013 #54
CA checking in ~ Ronnie and Arnold goclark Feb 2013 #183
Myth Romney. nt DonViejo Feb 2013 #6
Mitt Romney flyingfysh Feb 2013 #7
Martinez, Susana here NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #8
Seconded solara Feb 2013 #16
My state is currently "on the Snyde." That's Governor Rick Snyder. nt Romulox Feb 2013 #9
Christie Whitman tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #10
Wasn't she EPA in 2001? The lying pos told people air in Manhattan was safe lady? Eww. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #45
that is correct tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #60
He seems to at least give a crap, Whitman, not so much. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #107
I will admit I did not live in NJ under Whitman tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #114
Pat McCrory. No contest. nt octoberlib Feb 2013 #11
+1 tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #67
**** NCarolinawoman Feb 2013 #69
+10,000 zazen Feb 2013 #103
Ernie Fletcher TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #12
for Florida, Madison S. Perry steve2470 Feb 2013 #13
I'm in NY they all seem alike..... Historic NY Feb 2013 #14
Harry Flood "Massive Resistance" Byrd Sr. Racist shitweasel. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #15
I agree but in VA we're spoiled for choice jcboon Feb 2013 #151
Macaca Man, in particular, made it a tough call for me. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #184
Virginia is for lovers.. 2theleft Feb 2013 #185
Nikki Haley. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #17
She is wretched, but Carroll Campbell and Strom Thurmond are strong contenders Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #43
Campbell was not all that bad. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #64
Didn't she just get named as a co-respondent in a divorce suit? hatrack Feb 2013 #98
Yup. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #118
WINNER backwoodsbob Feb 2013 #195
Mitt Romney?? Mass Feb 2013 #18
Scott Walker sometimes seems to lead Jerimiah Rusk in this...but Rusk WAS awful. HereSince1628 Feb 2013 #19
Jim Douglas annoyed me. cali Feb 2013 #20
Matt "Roy Jr." Blunt! lastlib Feb 2013 #21
See, I think you could interchange the idiots xmas74 Feb 2013 #147
Oh, yeah, Governor Skippy hatrack Feb 2013 #192
Mitt Romney. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #22
Rick Perry in Texas LeftInTX Feb 2013 #24
W. Screwed up the property taxes, though. Ilsa Feb 2013 #105
Living through it now... Snyder Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #26
Shit Romney graywarrior Feb 2013 #28
AZ - Brewer's awful, but she's not a criminal - yet sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #29
Criminally stupid. lonestarnot Feb 2013 #153
Symington was definitely a criminal TM99 Feb 2013 #156
Not technically a governor, but probably Marion Barry Recursion Feb 2013 #30
Reagan in my lifetime nt PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #31
Itty Bitty Mitty! sheshe2 Feb 2013 #32
For Virginia... virgdem Feb 2013 #33
I dunno...I'd put Gilmore or Allen higher in recent memory Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #96
A clear tossup between the current and a recent entry. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #34
Tommy! irisblue Feb 2013 #41
The man's looks are actually the least scary thing about him, believe it or not. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #46
Scott is worse BainsBane Feb 2013 #165
He probably is worse, but I dislike Jeb even more. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #186
Ronaldreagonpetewilsondanlungrenarnoldschwarzenegger warrior1 Feb 2013 #35
At least Wilson tried unsubsidized health coverage for small business employees. tjwash Feb 2013 #51
I only remember Arnie sakabatou Feb 2013 #160
Paul LePage AKA "The Penguin" in Maine jpak Feb 2013 #37
John Kasich-Ohio irisblue Feb 2013 #38
Thats funny flobee1 Feb 2013 #89
sold all the profits from state store liquor sales to himself and his Wall St. Buddies for the ... Botany Feb 2013 #90
Believe It Or Not, Taft Was Actually Worse ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2013 #149
And then, there was James Rhodes Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #161
Lester Maddox...Top that! I dare you! Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #40
Hayley Barbour - he's got ol' Lester beat Glorfindel Feb 2013 #57
Worked for Georgia Human Resources during his regime. I was using one of the urinals Hoyt Feb 2013 #92
You win. BainsBane Feb 2013 #166
Spiro Agnew (Maryland) yellowcanine Feb 2013 #44
It's a tie between George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich Chisox08 Feb 2013 #48
got down to reply 48 before any mention of IL nickinSTL Feb 2013 #134
IL just has a history of bad governors. Chisox08 Feb 2013 #190
Rick Scott, Florida, need I say more!!! watercolors Feb 2013 #49
Gov. Snotty McWalker McWanker n/t Helen Reddy Feb 2013 #53
Governor Goodhair, without exception. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #55
Wasn't Dumbya governor down there? KamaAina Feb 2013 #95
I think that Scott Walker is the worse governor WI has ever had--period. WI_DEM Feb 2013 #59
Even worse than "Stick it to 'em" Thompson? Archae Feb 2013 #72
far worse Viking12 Feb 2013 #81
Yes, Walker is MUCH worse than Thompson Poiuyt Feb 2013 #137
At least Tommy supported high speed rail. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #171
Rick Snyder in Michigan is even worse than John Engler putitinD Feb 2013 #62
And that takes some doing! Siwsan Feb 2013 #73
Worst ever in the history of mankind. nt Snotcicles Feb 2013 #93
Jim Gibbons in modern-day Nevada. kiva Feb 2013 #65
Rick Scott mcar Feb 2013 #66
In recent history, Bob Taft RZM Feb 2013 #68
If you plan to pursue your political aspirations you damn well better learn Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #70
see post 94 in this thread nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #101
Well Played! GObamaGO Feb 2013 #172
Obvious answer is George Wallace. bamacrat Feb 2013 #71
Yep, this takes the prize BainsBane Feb 2013 #167
Oh, my glorious state..... bamacrat Feb 2013 #187
IL: Len Small (R) ieoeja Feb 2013 #74
Spiro T. Agnew (Maryland) Though it was before my time. madinmaryland Feb 2013 #76
Reagan Lebam in LA Feb 2013 #77
Our current one, Sean Parnell, Blue_In_AK Feb 2013 #78
California, Arnold is the Worst probably JI7 Feb 2013 #79
Reagan - and Dukmajian. haele Feb 2013 #100
I did not like Pataki. hrmjustin Feb 2013 #80
Reagan, CA. n/t Cleita Feb 2013 #82
Evan Mecham- AZ Ptah Feb 2013 #83
Rick Scott (Fla) --- King of the Assholes lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #84
Our current one -- Pat McCrory. Terra Alta Feb 2013 #85
Yet another vote for CORBETT the MAD SELLER OF PA! WinkyDink Feb 2013 #86
Prior to 2010 I would have said John Engler. Now it's Snyder, hands down. catbyte Feb 2013 #88
From IL...take your pick :) nt DearHeart Feb 2013 #91
for Oregon, John Whiteaker steve2470 Feb 2013 #94
Oregon Republicans legaleagle_45 Feb 2013 #115
yes I saw that, I was impressed steve2470 Feb 2013 #116
We've been very lucky in Oregon in terms of governors davidpdx Feb 2013 #157
yes you have been steve2470 Feb 2013 #181
I don't think anymore than other states davidpdx Feb 2013 #182
John (Vomit) Ashcroft hatrack Feb 2013 #97
Zig Zag Zell Glitterati Feb 2013 #99
Not Lester Maddox? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #146
Hard choice Glitterati Feb 2013 #179
reagan practiced his witchcraft on us first, deukmejian stole from us, wilson turned Tikki Feb 2013 #102
Matt Blunt loyalsister Feb 2013 #106
+1. This $hitstain son of Sen Blunt contracted the services TheDebbieDee Feb 2013 #124
Those are very good questions loyalsister Feb 2013 #125
For Iowa, Governor for life and current title holder Terry Branstad rurallib Feb 2013 #108
Branstad is STILL gov in IA? nickinSTL Feb 2013 #135
and this version is the tea bagger version. rurallib Feb 2013 #136
I'm lucky to live in Washington. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #109
George W Bush and close second Rick Perry Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #110
Another vote for Toxic Tom Corbett of PA Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #112
Mel Thompson in NH Mopar151 Feb 2013 #119
Kucinich - Ohio n/t JesterCS Feb 2013 #120
he's never been Governor of Ohio nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #121
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2013 #138
The current one, Pat McCrory alarimer Feb 2013 #122
Ahhhnaahhhhld musette_sf Feb 2013 #123
Oh hell yes! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #130
In my life time I would have to say Bob Taft in the 80's and 90's. WCGreen Feb 2013 #126
Win for the AZ- Jan Brewer kairos12 Feb 2013 #127
That's one woman I'd like to see deported BainsBane Feb 2013 #164
Only Teabagistan would take her kairos12 Feb 2013 #188
If only we could create such a place BainsBane Feb 2013 #193
Unfortunately for me, Dumbf...istan is a province of teabagville, and it's here in the AZ kairos12 Feb 2013 #194
I feel for you. BainsBane Feb 2013 #197
I have not seen that--I would put an exponent factor on that number here in the AZ kairos12 Feb 2013 #198
Dixy Lee Ray. Brilliant woman, horrible governor. gateley Feb 2013 #129
Bobby Jindal juajen Feb 2013 #131
Tim Eyeman (Washington) Not really a governor, but hijacks the legislature through rustydog Feb 2013 #132
Mitt Romney. All fluff. Left us deep in debt and bad mouthed us when he grovelled down south bluestate10 Feb 2013 #133
I wouldn't have believed that anyone could have beaten Tommy Thompson in WI charmay Feb 2013 #139
uh....I live in Illinois, so this is too difficult to choose just one..... ceejdre82 Feb 2013 #140
What was it Jon Stewart said? Recursion Feb 2013 #142
GW, obviously. easttexaslefty Feb 2013 #141
Rick (sociopth) Scott ...and Jeb (idiot son) Bush 2nd place. n/t L0oniX Feb 2013 #143
I feel your pain BainsBane Feb 2013 #163
Mike Huckabee n/t Hestia Feb 2013 #144
In DE, Sherman Tribbit SteveG Feb 2013 #145
Marvin Mandel AnnieBW Feb 2013 #148
Sam Brownback sad-cafe Feb 2013 #150
Susana Martinez - New Mexico pandora nm Feb 2013 #154
Welcome to DU! ellisonz Feb 2013 #155
Thanks for the welcome! pandora nm Feb 2013 #158
Good to hear! ellisonz Feb 2013 #159
Scott Walker may be an ass, he wasn't William A. Barstow. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #169
Haley Barbour-Facist MISSISSIPPI had the title until he term limited out and was replaced by Rowdyboy Feb 2013 #170
Mrs. Christie Todd Whitman. The racist rich Reaganite in New Jersey. graham4anything Feb 2013 #173
Cecil Underwood Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2013 #174
Off the top of my head, Are_grits_groceries Feb 2013 #175
they follow me sigmasix Feb 2013 #176
You might want to revise your "poll" to the last 50 years or so nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #177
I'd say the current one, Goodhair Perry Skittles Feb 2013 #178
Mitch Daniels!!! But I'm sure Pence will be even worse, if that's possible. kas125 Feb 2013 #180
Jindal The Flaming Red Head Feb 2013 #189
For Connecticut it would have to be John Rowland. Jennicut Feb 2013 #196
I live in Florida... Mojo Electro Feb 2013 #199
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