The problems with Blunt were that he was from a nepotistic family and earmarks (including ties to Tom Delay). That wasn't enough to get him in 2010 unfortunately, unlike say Murkowski, where there was abortion, amnesty etc etc. I really hoped he would primaried Sarah Steelman, but on the flip side I wanted her against McCaskil because failed Gubernatorial candidates have a solid record at winning Missouri Class I.
I think the statement is being misinterpretted.
“Presidents have always been very careful about
maintaining the appearance of keeping hands off the I.R.S.,” he said. “I don’t have any reason to
believe there wasn’t targeting of conservatives, but it might well have been a lot more than that as well.”
Seems rather cynical at best.
