The governor acknowledged that it was awkward to talk to Jean Carnahan about a political appointment in the wake of the tragedy. But if anybody in this state understands the responsibility of 5.4 million Missourians, it's Jean Carnahan. Asked about her political views, Wilson said he suspected they were virtually identical to the former governor's. I've seen her under fire in some of the most stressful situations that a person could be asked to handle, and she has never faltered. The line emerged in Robin Carnahan's eulogy of her father Friday, and Jean Carnahan used the same words in her remembrance of Sifford on Sunday.
Nobody can articulate that any better.