Attorney General Jay Nixon announced he is going to start reimbursing the state for the political use of his state vehicle and staff. Nixon's gubernatorial campaign says it will reimburse the state not only for Nixon's future political travels but also for his past ones dating to either 2006 or 2004.The announcement is a reversal for Nixon, who cited security concerns while staunchly defending the use of his vehicle and staff for political events.
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Nixon's "Car-Gate" issue propelled a game of press release volleyball between the Blunt and Nixon campaigns Friday night. The Nixon camp called on the Blunt campaign to abide by the same rule.
Republicans then blasted an e-mail out with the headline: "Nixon Admits Guilt: Arrogance of the Law is Not a Defense."
“Jay Nixon’s decision to confess to a crime doesn’t change the fact that he broke the law. Just because a thief returns the merchandise and apologizes does not clear them of the crime,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party.
Which led to this return volley from the Democratic party . . . "Gov. Blunt’s campaign spokesman today confirmed that Gov. Blunt will not reimburse the state for using state vehicles to travel to political events, despite the fact that Attorney General Jay Nixon and Lt. Governor Peter Kinder are voluntarily doing so.
According to the Associated Press, “Blunt campaign spokesman John Hancock said the governor has no plans to change his vehicle travel policy…”
All this . . . on a Friday afternoon.
TGIF.
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