Nixon Rambles When Asked If Buck Stops with Him

After declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of a grand jury decision on a police officer shooting, TPM notes Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) couldn’t give a straight answer to the question, “Does the buck ultimately stop with you?”

Said Nixon: “I mean, you know… our goal here is to, you know, keep the peace and allow folks’ voices to be heard. In that balance, I’m attempting, you know, I am using the resources we have to martial, to be predictable for both those pillars.”

He added: “I don’t, you know, I’m more, I just will have to say I don’t spend a tremendous amount of time personalizing this vis a vis me.”