Our editorial Sunday noted that The Eagle editorial board met separately last week with Attorney General Phill Kline and his Republican-turned-Democrat challenger, Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison. This is the race to watch this fall, and they both made clear that they will be swinging.
Kline is pursuing the same game plan that worked well for him in the 2002 GOP primary — attacking his opponent for supporting Senate Bill 323, a 2000 sentencing reform law that, Kline says, put more criminals on the street, some of whom later committed brutal crimes. But Morrison isn’t ready to concede the tough-on-crime prize. “I’ve got a 26-year history of putting bad guys in jail,” he said. He argues that the race “is about competence, and it’s about focus.”
Posted by Phillip Brownlee
Registered?
Commenting on WE Blog now requires you to be a Kansas.com member. Use the links above to register, if you haven't already, or to log in.Contact us
Follow us
Daily Archives
-
Recent Comments
- Regular on Open thread 11/23
- Regular on Open thread 11/23
- BlueJay on Open thread 11/23
- BlueJay on Open thread 11/23
- Freebird1971 on Open thread 11/23
- Freebird1971 on Open thread 11/23
- BlueJay on Open thread 11/23
- BlueJay on Open thread 11/23
- Freebird1971 on Open thread 11/23
- BlueJay on Open thread 11/23
21 Comments
Kline is a formidable political opponet. Good Luck Mr. Morrison! He’ll probaby carry “white flight” Johnson County, but he is going to have a real tough time carrying the rest of the state.
Paul Morrison said: the race is about, “is about competence, and it’s about focus.” But he told a bold-faced lie to the Wichita Crime Commission.
http://www.freestatemedia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=40
That Kline ever got elected in the first place, let alone to a position he was hardly qualified for, shows how little the average Kansas voter actually knows about their candidates.
That Kline is using his position to further his religious agenda should turn off the average voter. But in Kansas, that is hardly going to happen. With 70% of the voters still believing ID should be taught in schools, we’re stuck with incompetent elected officials. Ain’t it a shame.
Curious @ JM Walker. Is there a Republican that is competent or that you like? Or you just despise them all?
I voted for a Republican once.I had to go puke right after, and when I got over the depression it caused, I vowed to never try that stupid stunt again.I’ve been Republican free for over ten years now, by the grace of God.
Tracy, you really are a funny guy and I do appreciate your humor.
Notice that JM does not address Morrison’s lies to the Wichita Crime Commission…
Here’s another–you can watch the video and read the documentation then decide for yourself…
http://www.freestatemedia.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=40
Kline really belongs on the State Board Education- he would really shine there and rise to new depths with fellow travelers.
Hmmm… the republican trolls have moved to use two names instead of one?
heheheheh
Still haven’t and won’t read on the Eagle editorial page (or blog) and kudo’s to Phill on winning the Supreme Court case. If he would have lost, think they would have mentioned Phill’s name? Sad.
Kline din’t “win” anything. The SP Court upheld the existing Kansas Statute. Did anyone expect anything different with the right lean of this court?
OK, so when the KS Supreme Court rules against Kline’s argument he loses. When the US Supreme Court rules with him, he doesn’t win.You work for the Eagle?
I don’t think I ever said anything about the Kansas SP Court. I do happen to agree with their interpretation of the Statute and the opinion of the minority of the US SP Court. When will the right stop whining about the “liberal media”? Just look at the way FAUX “news” spins.
For starters, I don’t whine about the liberal media. They have a 1st Amendment right to be liberal. Just don’t insult my intelligence and tell me that the MSM is middle of the road.
The news is the news. That doesn’t mean it must be the middle of the road. The only group putting a consistent “spin” on this news is the Goebbels inspired right.
Ron you are making it complicated for most of these folks. They do not like to be confused with facts. It does not make any difference to them even when they can see or hear a recording of the facts. They have narrowed their minds so much that the facts just get in the way of the rhetoric.
STS, nobody on the left is confused, and your take on the “facts” is somewhat specious. Considering the makeup of the SCOTUS, the decision was a slam dunk. Preaching to the chior is no big accomplishment. Kline is a crackpot and a grandstander. Kansas deserves a better AG. We need to retire Kline so he can go look up teenage girls dresses on his own time (and dime).
Ahh, that’s right, go straight for the Nazi reference. Do you have any idea how utterly offensive that is? Get a life after you find an argument.
Ron and Joe,Notice I’m new to Kansas, and as such only know the basics of Kline, which is that he is laughed at by the rest of the nation. The fact he is a repuke is coincedental.
Whether Morrison lied to the Wichita Crime Commission is something I am not familiar with, but I was addressing Kline, no Morrison. Are both of you clear on that now, or do I have to have Julie draw you a picture?
>so when the KS Supreme Court rules against Kline’s argument he loses. When the US Supreme Court rules with him, he doesn’t win.<
Joe, it kinda makes the ol’ flip-flop meter go off the charts.
Patriot, do you suppose it’s a “no-win” situation? Maybe your “flip-flop meter” needs re-calibrated if it’s keeping you up at night.