Governor McGreevey of my fine state of New Jersey resigned today and announced (with his wife at his side) that he was a gay American.

Well, that’s not why he really resigned. Rumor has it, that his lover got paid by the hour, and government money was used to cover up the affair from the public and his wife.

What are other bloggers saying about this? Drudge? Not much. Wonkette? This should be her thing. Bingo. Three posts: here, here, and here.

This is why I like state politics. It’s small, it’s quirky, it’s full of scandal. State politics makes Washington look like a church social. I like the states where the legislature only meets every other year, and most decisions are made over bourbon in the local pub. Too bad my copy of V.O. Key’s State Politics is still in a box somewhere, because it would be fun to read over the chapter on Lousiana’s upstanding governors.