Blunt Avoiding Capitol Press Corps?

As the AP's Chris Blank tells us the afternoon, Matt Blunt was out wandering the countryside signing bills today before amiable reporters in places not called Jefferson City:

 Blunt was making stops to publicize the legislation Thursday in Excelsior Springs, Boonville, Park Hills and Springfield.

Today's on-the-road signings come after Blunt traveled in recent weeks to Joplin, Ft. Leonard Wood, Pomona, Raymore and Belton to sign bills.  Blunt even left the state altogether this month and let Peter Kinder sign a few bills so he didn't have to. 

Bills that Blunt did sign in Jeff City --like the repeal of Rod Jetton's village law-- were done behind closed doors with no public opportunity for the media to question the governor.

The trend seems to have started around the time that Blunt canceled a bill signing and press event because of Eric Feltner's furnishing porno to a minor arrest weather.

Plenty observers are suggesting that Blunt's lack of Jefferson City public bill signings are directly attributable to the governor's unwillingness to subject himself to questioning from the capitol press.  Is Matt Blunt --who isn't running for re-election-- just out working the state to boost his profile, or is he doing everything he can to keep from answering questions about emails and other inconvenient topics?