The latest legal maneuvers from people with nothing to hide

When we last checked in, Matt Blunt was trying to hide behind executive privilege in the ongoing defamation and wrongful termination lawsuit of Scott Eckersley. That didn't work, so now the Blunt legal team is trying to make Jay Nixon the target of the suit.  Honestly, I'm not sure my mind can comprehend the weirdness of this latest request:

Matt Blunt says Jay Nixon should be the target of fired former aide's lawsuit

Former Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt is seeking to pass the defense of a defamation and wrongful termination lawsuit to his political rival and successor, Gov. Jay Nixon.

Attorneys for former governor's office counsel Scott Eckersley, who is suing Blunt, assert the request is legally wrong and "a sleight of hand that would make even the most jaded political operative squirm."

The lengths to which Blunt & Co. are willing to go to avoid accountability are breathtaking -- and sure aren't the acts of a crew with nothing to hide.

Fired Up's rundown of all the things Matt Blunt wants Jay Nixon to answer for can be found here. 

Fired Up! Missouri was responsible not only for being the first to report on the Blunt administration's firing of Scott Eckersley for his role in objecting to the Governor's unlawful email retention policy, but also for doing much of the subsequent reporting and analysis on the Eckersley scandal as the story progressed.