The short political life and times of Tom Schweich

[xmas74]

Schweich was currently in office as Missouri State Auditor with hopes of winning the Republican nomination for governor in 2016. This morning he took his life in his home in Clayton, MO. Just read the link for further information about a man by a reporter whom worked with him.

Times have changed. But Schweich and I had developed enough of a relationship since he was first elected state auditor in 2010, when I was still a political reporter in the state Capitol, that we exchanged phone calls and sat down for meals now and then. He confided in me. I found him to be an awful politician, which is to say he was an effective auditor but bad at the business of politics.

Maybe that’s why I liked him.

Had I not ignored his phone call to me at 9:41 Thursday morning — I was doing a thing at my kids’ school district — I might have been the last person to talk to the man who wanted to be governor. It made for a chilling day in which I decided to do something I’ve never done before as a reporter: reveal the contents of off-the-record conversations with a source. That source is now dead. I believe it’s what he would have wanted.

http://m.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-from-voicemail-to-voicemail-the-short-political-career-of/article_d287e178-0463-53d8-9393-595c9b40dcf5.html?mobile_touch=true

[Stallion]

1. An Interesting-Great Read. Highly Recommended

a peak behind the curtain of the unbearable frustrations in a man's life

[xmas74]

2. I thought it was well done.

I also wouldn't be in the least bit surprised about the anti-semitism charges. A few years ago during a campaign for state rep robocalls were made on behalf of the GOP. The calls stated the Dem candidate belonged to a church that didn't promote Christian values and was that what was wanted for the people of Missouri, blahblahblah. She lost, so we know this type of campaign works quite well here.

Just for the record-the church she belonged to? Methodist. How do I know for fact? Because I saw her at church-we were both members.

[xmas74]

3. kick

For exposure. I thought there would be more talk about him.