How dumb does the current gang of thieves think we are? Here's a knee slapper, or exhibit A. Alan Fine is the Republican candidate for Minnesota's fifth district, and a guy without a prayer. He thus can sling mud wherever it might stick, helping other Republican candidates for public office. He is now full of righteous anger because the Star Tribune revealed that he had an expunged domestic violence record. And Alan, of course, has been leading the charge against the DFL candidate Keith Ellison for his unpaid parking tickets. Character, says Alan, matters.
Now I may be dumb, but I ain't stupid. I do believe that parking tickets are qualitatively different from domestic violence charges. The hypocrisy of the GOP is seemingly unbounded. It's apprently OK for them to get away with stuff that is a tear in the fabric of our national moral psyche if done by Democrats. When you set yourself up as the party of righteousness, you have to expect that folks will take pot shots. It goes with the territory. So, Alan, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. And, Star Tribune, keep on keeping on. More cliches later.
PS Take a look at Alan's web site. He's for (gasp) world peace! He appears to be starting off with a bang.
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