JEFFERSON CITY - Jay Nixon’s practice of putting politics before his duty as the state’s attorney was exposed again this past weekend when in a serious conflict of interest he attacked the same state funding formula for Missouri schools that he’s helping “defend” in court.

Nixon’s attack against Missouri students in Sedalia comes as the plaintiffs in the case consider appealing a lower court decision to the Missouri Supreme Court. Nixon’s conflict of interest in the school funding case is eerily similar to his conflict in which he first sabotaged a state law reforming campaign finance by not properly defending the law, and then abandoning it altogether by rolling over in front of the Missouri Supreme Court. The St. LouisPost-Dispatch also recently called on Nixon to recuse himself from the Planned Parenthood case because he is pro-abortion.

Nixon’s ludicrous statement on school funding that, “ It’s a lot easier to say you voted to fully fund education if you reduce the amount going in,” is belied by the fact that Gov. Matt Blunt and the Republicans in the General Assembly have increased education funding by half a billion dollars since 2005. Nixon’s total disregard for the children of Missouri and willingness to jeopardize the funding formula lawsuit he’s directing once again shows that he doesn’t care about anything but his political ambitions and lust to be governor.

“It is a conflict of interest for Jay Nixon to politically bash funding for Missouri students while at the same time representing the state, which may soon have to defend itself again before the Missouri Supreme Court where Nixon has tanked cases before,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “Jay Nixon’s political attacks undermine the state’s case that is being paid for by taxpayers which is why he should immediately sever all his ties to the case including coordinating in any way with outside counsel on strategy or the defense of the state’s law.”

Nixon’s attack on students can be found at: http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/news/nixon_2678___article.html/governor_mathewson.html.