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Governor Christine Gregoire says relearning to drive is on her list after eight years of chauffeur service in Olympia. (Undated Gregoire campaign Flickr image)

After eight years, Governor Gregoire getting back behind wheel

BY Josh Kerns  on December 14, 2012 @ 1:13 pm (Updated: 1:45 pm - 12/14/12 )

For the last eight years, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire has been chauffeured around by the State Patrol. As she gets ready to return to private life, she's looking forward to getting back behind the wheel.

"I want to get in a car and just drive," Gregoire told TVW's "Inside Olympia" program.

She's admittedly rusty, but that's what happens when you spend all your time doing the people's business from the back of a Chevy Suburban.

So the governor is heading back to driver's ed, with the State Patrol in the passenger seat.

"No one needs to panic. I'm going to go out to the academy and get some driving instruction to make sure that my skills are what they need to be because after eight years, I want to make sure," she said.

Gregoire said she enjoys driving and has missed the freedom of doing it during her two terms as governor. She officially returns to private life when Jay Inslee is inaugurated Jan. 16, 2013.

Josh Kerns, MyNorthwest.com Reporter
Josh Kerns is co-host of KIRO Radio's Seattle Sounds (Saturday nights 7-8) and a digital content producer for MyNorthwest.com.
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  • cw1997 wrote...
    Let's Hope
    December 14, 2012 1:08 pm
    She drives out of the STATE....
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    That's pathetic.
    December 14, 2012 1:19 pm
    She doesn't remember HOW to drive? Goes to show her lack of intelligence. If she drive's like she adds math, I'd stay off the roads in Oly. The death toll will staggering...
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  • CH wrote...
    Doing the people's business from the back of a Chevy Suburban? . . . .
    December 14, 2012 2:04 pm
    screwing?
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  • Moondoggie wrote...
    So for 8 years....
    December 14, 2012 4:05 pm
    She never go the urge to take the car out for a short drive? She must have REALLY loved the idea of having an employee ready 24 hours a day to drive her everywhere. I wonder if she thought about having her feet bound-up like Japanese Princesses of long ago, so she would have had to be carried everywhere?
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  • daveismenotyou wrote...
    Wow
    December 14, 2012 6:19 pm
    This guy is even dumber than I thought. And I though he was a bad governor.
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  • Forrest wrote...
    "This guy is even dumber than I thought. And I though he was a bad governor".
    December 14, 2012 6:54 pm
    What the he11 are you talking about?
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  • R L M 456 wrote...
    Hope she gets
    December 14, 2012 6:22 pm
    A Photocop Red Light Ticket

    A Cell Phone use ticket

    A Texting while drivingTicket

    A cell phone use while driving Ticket

    A School Zone speed Photo Ticket

    a no Seatbelt ticket

    A distracted Driver ticket

    all in the first Week

    GREAT to Ba CITIZEN in this State

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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Ignorant republican comments
    December 14, 2012 7:34 pm
    At least 4 (four) more years of DEMOCRATIC leadership in the State of Wash. Progress is being made every day, when there are no more republicans, then the job is done.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    rlm
    December 14, 2012 7:50 pm
    You should get a ticket for posting while under the influence of stupidity. Learn to spell, then come back and seek repentance.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Is this drunk posting night?
    December 14, 2012 8:01 pm
    dave? are you O.K.? Should we call your relatives? Are you in jail again ?
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  • Moondoggie wrote...
    longwayhome
    December 14, 2012 9:44 pm
    If you get rid of all the Republicans, who will pay the taxes that are to be given to the takers?
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    He's probably upset thet Rodney Tom and the other "D"imwhit
    December 15, 2012 9:22 am
    say the fiscal light and joined the "R"s....
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