"Our long national nightmare is over," said President Gerald Ford after the resignation of Richard Nixon.

A similar sense of relief is evident in Oklahoma following news that school Superintendent Ryan Walters is resigning.

"Thank God," said State Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa.

And others, including Republicans, said they were glad Walters is leaving, including Attorney General Gentner Drummond, citing what he called "a stream of never-ending scandal and political drama."

Drummond, now a candidate for governor, also noted Walters' career had been jump-started by Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had picked him to be his cabinet secretary for education before Walters campaigned for and won the statewide election for State Schools Superintendent in 2022. Drummond and Stitt have frequently disagre

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