Nixon to Blunt: 'All the best'

Following Gov. Matt Blunt's announcement he would not seek re-election, his archrival, Attorney General Jay Nixon, issued a brief statement.

"My campaign for Governor has always been about moving Missouri forward," Nixon said. "I will continue to focus on changing the direction of our state so that more Missourians have access to health care, more Missourians can find good-paying jobs and more Missouri children can get the quality education they deserve."

And in what is likely one of the most positive statements Nixon has said to Blunt in the last two years Nixon said "I wish Gov. Blunt and his family all the best in the future."

It's no resounding admission that Nixon now thinks Blunt was (is) a good governor, but clearly a humble statement.