Frohnmayer wouldn’t have liked being governor anyway

In an article published Saturday, Dave Frohnmayer told the Statesman Journal he doesn’t regret losing the 1990 governor’s election. Not one bit. Not even a little.

I mean, come on: “For all of the mythology that may be built up around it, the governorship of Oregon is not a strong position constitutionally, compared with governorships in other states,” he said.

And for that reason, he expressed sympathy for Gov. Ted Kulongoski over dealing with the financial crisis. I can’t help but think back to Kulongoski’s speech at Frohnmayer’s going away event a couple of months ago, in which he said he had felt like he shadowed Frohnmayer’s career path. Perhaps it was just the tinnitus of cynicism, but I could have sworn I heard a note of muted triumphalism. My point being, these two have an interesting history together.

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