He also caused controversy when he commented, "Those streets in St. Paul must have been designed by drunken Irishmen." Although riding a wave of popularity when he first came into office, by the time of the next election that had changed. The [[economy]] had weakened and his governorship was plagued with embarrassments. By the time he left office in 2003, his job approval rating had dropped into the teens. | He also caused controversy when he commented, "Those streets in St. Paul must have been designed by drunken Irishmen." Although riding a wave of popularity when he first came into office, by the time of the next election that had changed. The [[economy]] had weakened and his governorship was plagued with embarrassments. By the time he left office in 2003, his job approval rating had dropped into the teens. |