1) One of the great entertainments to watch just before an upheaval election is list of candidates who want to make sure they lose their dignity ahead of losing their seat. Along those lines is Rep. Deborah Pryce, number four in the House leadership who's just announced that "What's happening in Iraq is not a direct reflection on me." And you know it's good because those were actually her prepared remarks her campaign sent CNN after the interview. During the live session, in the midst of answering, she wigged out and declared the interview over.
2) Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) provides a new model of scandal management -- when confronted with incriminating evidence by a reporter: snatch it away.
3) Ahhh, Representative John Sweeney. The police need his say-so to release the official report of the domestic abuse call that's derailed his campaign. And he says he wants to give it. But somehow, he just can't bring himself to do it.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/02/pryce.iraq/index.html
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001928.php
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001929.php
2) Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) provides a new model of scandal management -- when confronted with incriminating evidence by a reporter: snatch it away.
3) Ahhh, Representative John Sweeney. The police need his say-so to release the official report of the domestic abuse call that's derailed his campaign. And he says he wants to give it. But somehow, he just can't bring himself to do it.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/02/pryce.iraq/index.html
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001928.php
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001929.php