Our Governor IS Governor Brad Henry

Those of us who dabble or have our livelihood in partisan politics mostly back off about this time in the cycle and say nice things about the guys that beat us. It is easy to be friendly to Brad Henry and his family for they have a lot of class even tho oratorically challenged at the podium. A little Dale Carnegie speakers course could change that but his administration has been competent and scandals have been scarce that could be laid at his feet. I keep thinking in my quite contemplations of his legacy and that he perhaps will have the "gambling thing" hung around his neck as historians look at his tenure. I have mixed feelings about the tribal gaming and lottery that have received support from Governor Henry. On the one hand I am proud that the tribes got a "break" after all the crap dumped on them by the occupying Europeans in North America. Perhaps tho I shed a tear for the broken lives and neglected families and obligations that gambling takes it's profit from. The Golden Age of Education that the games of chance were to usher in for Oklahoma are now just overfull Porta Potties blowing in the wind. But gaming while providing jobs is not really a part of the economy of our state anymore that sports, entertainment or the vacation trade is. The Governor and government must provide a level playing field for citizen endeavors in food, shelter and clothing and the industry that support those efforts. The Governor in "Oh brother where art thou" hit the nail on the head when he said it is all about "Moral Fibre". Governor Henry did not invent "moral fibre" either but we pray he has a generous portion thereof.