AG race off with a bang

The race for Kansas attorney general should be the most interesting and competitive of all the statewide contests this November. And it began with a bang Tuesday, as Republican-turned-Democrat Paul Morrison (in photo) officially launched his campaign by launching into incumbent Republican Phill Kline.
Morrison contrasted his considerable courtroom experience as Johnson County’s district attorney with the experience of Kline. He noted that Kline “has never tried a single case in his entire career” and let his law license lapse three times. “Phill Kline’s world is a world of posturing, politics and press conferences, where very, very little real work in the fight against crime actually ever gets done,” Morrison said.
Count on Kline to aggressively contest that. And though Morrison’s trial experience is a great asset, it also means that there is a long record to search for examples of him being “soft on crime.”
Posted by Phillip Brownlee

5 Comments

  1. Ben Huie
    Posted June 7, 2006 at 2:04 pm | Permalink

    I would say that Morrison was mild in his comments about voyeur Kline.

  2. Joe Williams
    Posted June 7, 2006 at 8:31 pm | Permalink

    I don’t know Paul Morrison too well. I would have to see what issues he brings up and what his stance is.

    But Kline is a tough cat to beat.

  3. gster
    Posted June 7, 2006 at 8:44 pm | Permalink

    Beat?? Kline’s an empty suit on a vendetta, rather than a competent attorney. He’s a State embarassment as Bush is a National one.

  4. Ruby
    Posted June 8, 2006 at 9:13 am | Permalink

    Morrison is another opportunist. He ran as a republican a year ago to keep his DA job and now he wants to run as a Democrat. He misleads the voters in his district and he does not care.

    The issue with Kline’s law license is old news. Get over it. The WE has it right about Morrison being soft on crime and it will be interesting to see Morrison respond.

    You can look at our current DA and she can tell you what great job Kline did before the Supreme Court. She was there and has had nothing but praises for his abilities.

    The WE has it right that this will be an interesting race. I hope that most of you will really take a close look and not just rely on the media.

  5. Joe Williams
    Posted June 8, 2006 at 9:29 am | Permalink

    I don’t agree with everything that Kline does, but I would say that he is a great AG. We’ve been lucky in having great ones lately.

    Also! Kline is a great campaigner and public speaker. He’s got skillz!