The governor, a Democrat, blamed California's "failed deregulation experiment" for the shortages.

The governor blamed "Al Qaeda and terrorists" for the attacks.

The governor of Texas, oddly unwilling to criticize oil companies, blames excessive government regulation.

"The governor always points the finger and blames everybody but himself," said Dan Livingston, the chief negotiator for a coalition of government employees' unions.

They say the former governor blames the people around his father, as well as himself, for not working hard enough to ensure that re-election in 1992.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however the local governor blamed the attack on "counter-revolutionary groups".

The governor of Leyte island blamed the government for failing to impose a total logging ban.

But analysts and other governors blame Mr. Bush.

The governor generally blamed the federal authorities, who have jurisdiction over drug crimes, and was often slow to clean house when accusations emerged against his aides.

Then he joked that the governor would probably blame him for the Yankees' troubles that year, too.