The tradition continues
It didn't take Ted Wheeler long to crank out his first press release as state treasurer:
He's picking up where his late predecessor left off -- that office can really express itself to the media. Kate Brown, the Oregon secretary of state, is no slouch, either, but we doubt that anyone can keep with the Master Releaser, the attorney general.
Several alert readers have pointed out to us that Brad Avakian, the state labor commissioner, is also big on the press announcements. Next year, perhaps we'll have to have a four-way race among Kroger, Brown, Wheeler, and Avakian. Think of it as the start of the four-year Democratic primary for governor after Kitzhaber.
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Comments (8)
Would you rather they try not to communicate with the public at all?
Posted by leinad | March 24, 2010 12:46 PM
Remove Brown and put in Treasurer on the press release-o-meter.
Posted by Bark Munster | March 24, 2010 12:59 PM
I refused to go near the Oregon 529 plan while Oppenheimer was running it. The new choices aren't the best available but when you factor in the state tax benefits it's looking pretty good.
Posted by Sherwood | March 24, 2010 2:31 PM
You are only encouraging them to compete, a characteristic for which these electeds are already well-known. They have all long since abandoned quiet achievement in lieu of political narcissism. Having their thumbnail images perpetually on this blog is hardly cause for mortification. Quite the opposite: "for a fantasy and trick of fame" they tell us little we care to know and much we needn't.
BTW, has anyone else viewed "Please vote for me" (2007) lately?
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | March 24, 2010 3:46 PM
No. The fees are HIGHER for those of us who had chosen Vanguard funds for the 529.
Posted by Juanita | March 24, 2010 6:59 PM
I've got nothing to prove here. Where do you think we should draw a line between transparancy and communication, and say, political opportunitsm. I'm open to suggestions. Seriously. Where would you draw the line between letting people know what we are doing and what's important vs. spam?
Posted by Ted Wheeler | March 24, 2010 11:38 PM
Ted, I would suggest you tell your shill to drop your name from the headline and first paragraph. and then the announcement is about the plan, not you!
See even the last line 1/2 cut off starts with you!
Posted by dman | March 25, 2010 8:33 AM
Dman thanks for the feedback.
Posted by Ted Wheeler | March 25, 2010 10:18 PM