Well most politicians want to work their way up the ladder and what better way to get national exposure. I can't imagine why anyone would want to be in politics at all.

Our govenor had an easy life, not sure why he wanted to take this on. I voted for him and he is a republican gasp but he hasn't been able to do any better than anyone else now he wants to balance the budget on the backs of the government employees and raise the sales tax.