Reelect Ted Kulongoski?

the Oregonian (editorial)
This time, with passion
If Kulongoski seeks reelection -- and he should -- it must not be a rerun of his uninspired 2002 campaign

You mean the one where he promised everything to get elected? Ted Kulongoski was reminded the other day that he has a history of brief stays in elected offices -- legislator, attorney general, Supreme Court justice -- before moving on.
Will he be a one-term governor, too?
Kulongoski noted he has always gone on to seek higher offices. "There is no better job than this one," he said about the governorship. who would not want a job where you did not have to answer to anybody?
He has consistently maintained that he has not made up his mind about seeking a second term. He says he will announce his decision after he and his wife take a vacation in September.
But in a conversation with The Oregonian's editorial board the morning after the Legislature closed its session, Kulongoski spoke like a governor with unfinished business and a strong desire for a second term.
"You need to have a passion," he said, "and I do. It's education."
Kulongoski's main problem is that three years into his governorship he still finds it necessary to reveal his political passions. Kulongoski's first term has been an extension of his desultory campaign three years ago, when he played political rope-a-dope with Republican Kevin Mannix, letting Mannix punch away until he'd nearly wiped out Kulongoski's double-digit lead.
The governor has had his moments:
He's worked hard to rebuild the Oregon economy, one business and one shovel-ready industrial site at a time. ... to boot them right out of the state
He's won significant investments in higher education, including a major expansion in opportunity grants. forcing Oregonians to continually shell out money they do not have, for a return that they do not get
The Oregon economy was flat on its back when Kulongoski took office, and the public pension system was out of control. and now it is not breathing
Polls show that Oregonians are generally unenthused about his re-election. A June survey by Riley Research Associates found that 33 percent of respondents said they would be likely to vote for Kulongoski's re-election. Forty-two percent said they would be likely to support someone else.

42% said they would likely support someone else, no kidding.
Let us not forget what one term Ted has really done for Oregon, and that was really messed it up.

He has not been responded to Oregonians, in fact, he is that more to harm Oregon that he has helped.

Lars has repeatedly asked him to come on the show and said that he would be fair. If Ted tax-and-gouge-me really cared and wanted to defend his policies and position, he would take advantage of the opportunity.
Oregon needs a governor who is really a "true" Oregonian and is for Oregonians. Oregon used to lead the way in good things, like the bottle bill poor example. In addition, Oregon needs somebody who is responsive to Oregonian.