Matt Blunt: Family of Rulers

Missourians Fired Up! links to a Washington Post story about Roy Blunt, Matt's father. The story calls Missouri a family affair:

In Missouri, the Blunt organization is a family affair. His son Matt, 34, is governor, and his son Andrew, 29, is a top state government lobbyist whose client list is studded with major donors to his father.

I would agree that Matt's membership in a family whose only occupation is government "service" is a knock against him, as is the fact that he's not held a real job--in private industry--in his whole life. That doesn't adversely impact his performance in office, however, and it represents only an aesthetic preference as far as I, the individual voter, am concerned.

But we here at DMB2008 are not above a little tu quoque action regarding the whole "family affair" thing. Note:

• Mel Carnahan
  
  
• Jean Carnahan
  
  
• Russ Carnahan
  
  
• Robin Carnahan

A lot of families are founding company businesses in government. Unfortunate.