He's got his reasons

The National Governor's Association was in D.C. for their meeting and Iowa's Big Lug was there.

The Ragister is trying to make cute with this photo op the Governor's had at the White House.

They point out that Chester was far away from the President and didn't want to be seen as cozying up.

Maybe there's something to that.

Or, it could be that the Big Lug is used to being automatically placed in the back row by photographers.

At 6'8" I know of what I speak.

It sure didn't bother Ed Rendell or Jon Corzine to be close to President Bush.

More telling is that the Big Lug chose to stand all the way on the LEFT and the scientific community is united in that fact.