Friday, October 26, 2007

Not an ideal campaign message

When the following words are written about you in your state's biggest newspaper, you really have to re-evaluate your options in the political arena: "His arrest in Wilson County resulted in a widely circulated video showing him ranting, swearing, and suggesting the arresting officers shoot him."

The subject of the previous sentence? Rob Briley, a Democratic state legislator from Tennessee who should not be confused with the Alabama governor of a similar-sounding but different name.