Rod, Roland, and the Rest
A few thoughts:
1. Rod's got a good lawyer. Every couple of days he throws up a new line of attack to confuse everyone, and as soon as the dust settles and people get back to remembering Rod's egregious behavior he throws up a new one. The best defense is a good offense.
2. Why wouldn't Roland accept the appointment? It's his only remaining chance to be a senator, and God knows he's tried often enough. Besides, he left some room on his tombstone for another couple of lines of chiseling.
3. If public opinion mattered, the appointment of Roland would be a terrific p.r. stunt on Rod's part. Shows he's still on the job, puts everybody on the defensive, etc. But unfortunately, the only people that matter right now are the Illinois legislators, and they've already got the tar hot and the feathers fluffed. So playing to the grandstand is beside the point.
1. Rod's got a good lawyer. Every couple of days he throws up a new line of attack to confuse everyone, and as soon as the dust settles and people get back to remembering Rod's egregious behavior he throws up a new one. The best defense is a good offense.
2. Why wouldn't Roland accept the appointment? It's his only remaining chance to be a senator, and God knows he's tried often enough. Besides, he left some room on his tombstone for another couple of lines of chiseling.
3. If public opinion mattered, the appointment of Roland would be a terrific p.r. stunt on Rod's part. Shows he's still on the job, puts everybody on the defensive, etc. But unfortunately, the only people that matter right now are the Illinois legislators, and they've already got the tar hot and the feathers fluffed. So playing to the grandstand is beside the point.
posted by Allthenewsthatfits at 7:28 AM
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