Ritter hasn't always displayed a great deal of political skill since taking office; too often, he's succeeded only at turning friends into enemies. However, he's handled the budget-cut spin pretty well thus far, and he'll have to keep it up if he wants to stay in office for another term. Although the Republican opponents who've lined up to date don't exactly constitute a murderer's row (hell, Josh Penry can't even hang onto his barbecue), Ritter remains vulnerable. He'd better hope none of those parolees does something especially bad the second they get an early pass from the pokey.