Matt Blunt Appoints Businessman to Business Board

Unfortunately, Che is still dead, so Matt Blunt had to take a different route:

"The Missouri Chamber supports the Missouri Department of Economic Development's plan to restructure its operations to better support its customers n existing and potential Missouri employers," said Missouri Chamber President and CEO Daniel P. Mehan following Wednesday's announcement by DED Director Greg Steinhoff about changes to the department responsible for retaining and attracting employers to the state.

Earlier this year, Gov. Matt Blunt named a proven businessman, Greg Steinhoff, to head its operations. "Through today's announcement, it is evident Steinhoff is bringing a fresh business mind-set to the business of attracting Missouri jobs," said Mehan.

Of course, the Chamber of Commerce is in the pocket of big business, so opponents would oppose its view that government officials should know something about the things they regulate or (less frequently) don't regulate.

We at DMB2008 think that Matt Blunt's trust of businessmen as effective governors closely meshes with another former state governor: George W. Bush.