But there were 49 other governors beside Spitzer. Even if we rule out the women [and who says we can?] there are others whom the woman mentioned thought were governors [and even may have been or have once been].

If that is all you have upon which to base the speculation, why broadcast the speculation?

Wait until [if it ever happens] you have something more to go on.

It is against the constitution that the Guard is being used in Iraq. The blood of those soldiers and the upcoming deaths are on the Governor’s hands as wells as the State Representatives who refused to author and sign a bill demanding our MN National Guard to come home and stay home.

We had a protest in Jan to keep the troops home.

Here is a letter from that protest.
Below is the letter the group sent to Governor Pawlenty:

Dear Governor Pawlenty,

It recently came to our attention that on February 13, more than one
thousand Minnesota National Guard troops will be mobilized to go to
Iraq. This deployment occurs even as there are plans for the U.S.
military to start drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Iraq.

We are very concerned about the deployment of these troops. The
people of Minnesota, the people of the U.S. and the people of Iraq
want an end to the U.S. war and occupation, not an endless
continuation of U.S. military involvement. These National Guard
deployments will prolong an unpopular war and occupation, cost
millions of dollars, and cause great hardships to the Minnesota
families and communities involved.

The President may only call the Guard into National Service after
Congress has granted him/her that authority; otherwise the Guard
remains under the command of state officials. The October 2002
Authorization to Use Military Force in Iraq (2002 AUMF) was the act
of Congress under which National Guard call ups for deployment to
Iraq have occurred. It states that the President is authorized to
use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be
necessary and appropriate in order to 1) defend the national security
of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq and
2) enforce all relevant UN Security Council resolutions regarding
Iraq. Iraq does not pose a threat to the security of the United
States or the region and the UN Security Council Resolutions on which
the 2002 AUMF are based are no longer relevant. In the absence of
any authority to keep the State Guard in Federal service, the
authority over them should revert back to the State.

Therefore, the coalition is calling on you as the Governor of the
state of Minnesota to 1) immediately pursue and exhaust every avenue
to stop future deployment of Minnesota National Guard troops to Iraq,
and 2) pursue and exhaust every avenue to bring Minnesota National
Guard troops currently in Iraq home without delay.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Wes Davey, Iraq Veterans Against the War; Larry Johnson, Veterans for
Peace; Mike Perkins, Military Families Speak Out; Mary Beaudoin,
Women Against Military Madness; Meredith Aby, Anti-War Committee;
Marie Braun, Twin Cities Peace Campaign-Focus on Iraq
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Here is a link to that protest.

http://the-uptake.groups.theuptake.org/en/videogalleryView/id/1709