From Rick Casey’s June 27th column:
He said Friday he is convinced that his background in energy both in the private sector and in Washington as deputy secretary of energy in the Clinton administration, as well as six years as mayor, gives him “experience that can make a difference for this state and country.”
He reportedly has said privately that another reason is that he could not with a straight face say as a gubernatorial candidate that he wouldn’t raise taxes in the face of the problems the state faces.
He fears he wouldn’t be able to sweep the state’s financial challenges under the rug as he has the city’s pension mess, so he chose to run for the easier office?
