Sedgwick County district attorney Nola Foulston is the latest contender to say she’s not interested in being Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ pick as the next Kansas attorney general. It pays less than her current job, for one thing. But Foulston says she’s never been interested in the post.
That’s not true of Kansas Securities Commissioner Chris Biggs (in photo), who seems to be the odds-on favorite. After all, he has some name recognition, having campaigned effectively for the job in 2002 and lost by a mere 4,000 votes to Phill Kline. He said that, “If I get a call from somebody, I’ll go through the process of thinking about it and discussing it with my family.â€
In politics, that sounds like a “suit me up†statement.
Meanwhile, Steve Boyda, husband of Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, says he is interested in the job.
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Posted in parts since the Eagle’s spam filter doesn’t like me:
But Tiller and his ProKanDo PAC spent more money to get Biggs elected Attorney General than Biggs spent on his own campaign! The Tiller-Biggs “team” outspent and almost beat Kline in 2002, yet the Kansas press usually ignores the nearly $300,000 “independent” expenditures by Tiller/ProKanDo in 2002. The press keeps saying how close that race was, but ignores the nearly $300,000 in political money spent by Tiller/ProKanDo, or funneled to Kansas Democrats that they used mostly against Kline. One $153,000 transfer was made through another PAC to hide what was going on in the days before the election.
Tiller’s ProKanDo PAC in 2002 was even allowed to start without reporting where $14,935 of seed money came from. Our Kansas Laws are weak and ProKanDo exploited that loophole in Kansas law.
Part 2:
See some details of the 2002 story here: “2002 cycle: Tricks by ProKanDo PAC via Kansans for Democratic Leadership PAC to ‘buy’ the Office of the Kansas Attorney General”
http://www.kansasmeadowlark.com/2006/10-03/2002.htm
So, I have no problem with Biggs being Attorney General as long as the press accurately reports what really happened in the 2002 AG election.
To their credit, the Wichita Eagle in 2003 was one of the few papers in Kansas to discuss this political money, yet the story was hardly reported in many parts of the state, including Topeka and Overland Park.
You actually got that in with only two parts?
Hmmm. . .Paul’s complaint about his Hillary link (see that thread) makes me wonder. I tried to post it.
No, no political conspiracy. Numerous of us “lefties” have been truncated by this glitch.
But I have to wonder: what kind of screwed-up pseudo-intelligent algorithm are you using, Eagle folks?
P.S. No response from Phillip yet. Now, don’t get nasty, folks! You know, he has a real job (ahem. . it’s called a newspaper. . ).
Check out this guy’s family values. They are execellent. Sure, the Demos and Morrisson made a deal to beat out Kline, but by 2006 any Demo could have beat Kline-including Biggs. In 2002 the Demo party could only spend money and help Sebilius; if the Demos had given the same help to Biggs in 2002, Kline would never have been elected AG.
Foulston is a great AG- one of the best to ever hold that office. Even better than Keith Sanborn from what I have heard.
Meadowlark, you are so full of it.
Reality check. Kline nearly lost in 2002 because moderate Republicans who knew who he was voted against him. Kline pulled it out in western Kansas, where people who tended to vote for people with (R)’s next to their names were less likely to know who he was. It wasn’t due to a grand, evil scheme where money from Dr. Tiller and ProKanDo was used to smear Kline. Kline did a fine job by himself.
(part 2 continued)
Pay attention, fool. Kline’s loss in 2006 was part of the same trend that changed the majority in the Kansas State School Board races. The Christian Right overplays their hand and pursues their pet causes to the extent of doing the job that the majority of people want. When they do that, voters change their voting patterns. People hardly knew who Biggs was, yet he still almost won. I certainly voted against Kline, and not because of what ProKanDo said about him.
(part 3)Your muckraking crap is a joke, because you are trying to insinuate this grand, Tiller led conspiracy involving Democrats against Republicans is the reason behind their current woes. Nonsense. The stupidity of some Republicans are behind their current woes.
(OK Blog Editors, this is just stupid.) BTW, Meadowlark, I edited out the fool on the head of the second post, but then when this filter forced me to divide my second paragraph, I didn’t edit it out a second time. I don’t like what you posted, but I regret that name calling.
Should be (in second post):
“The Christian Right overplays their hand and pursues their pet causes to the extent of NOT doing the job that the majority of people want.”
And I really do apologize for calling Meadowlark a fool.
I am one of those “R”’s that hated Kline. I did not vote for him, I voted for BIGGS!!
The debacle is a representation of what is going on nationally, even if your team’s guy sucks, and the other team’s guy is better in character and message, you still vote for your “team”.
Part 2
THat is what I see here and nationally. The “Gore-Cheney-Bush-Clinton derangement syndrome” needs to be excised! That sickness is killing out country, and this race is indicative of that. the D’s and the R’s both pub up flawed people and cnadidates for the AG, for crying out loud, and why? Becasue of the traditional lefty-righty (or the other way around) BS that goes on.
part 3
Here is the cure:
R’s need to quite consulting the Bible for political inspiration and political guidance. They also need to stop proselitizing from the Elected Offices. The R’s need to get back to core conservatism. And please stop talking about abortion and creatisonism!! The R’s need to divorce themselves from big businesses teat, and corrupt lobbyists (D’s too on the lobbyist thing).
The D’s need realign themselves with D’s of the past. Progams and moneyu asked for must be accounted for, if an agency is corrupt and crazy (KDHE, KDOL, SRS) they need to be reformed and heads need to roll. The D’s need to stop hacking religion at every chance they get. The D’s need to understand and believe that American is the Good guy in 99% of the world’s affairs, and AMerica is a good country. The d’s need to divorce themselves for moveon and George Sorros.
Both parties need to end robo calls for any reason, stop telemarketers from calling me, end earmarks, and enforce the laws as written before they get the bright idea to write some more laws.
I do agree with think first, that if governor leadership didnt suck up all the money and all the talent when she runs, other REAL democrats might have a chance to win. IF they are the best candidate.
Biggs had that working against him, plus, he didnt even really campaign for himself until nearly the end of the race. If he had worked harder, sooner, he could have won then.
I think Chris would make a great AG, but I hope he will be a better campaigner next time.
But if governor leadership runs for higher office, look out. Guess where all the money and talent will go and who will be left swinging in the wind.
Boyda? A name I hope soon vanishes from the KDP.
I dunno about Chris Biggs. Those “lost my shorts” public service commercials ought to be enough to disqualify anyone!
Is there anyone in the Kansas Democrat Party who isn’t owned by Tiller? Will Biggs now joing the Tiler law firm of Morrison, Foulston and Rebenstorf.
ksagnostic does himself proud by having the integrity to apologize for an inappropriate comment.
Well, if Sebelius appoints Biggs, at least no one can complain about the JoCo precinct people appointing Kline anymore.
Narrow loss my foot! Biggs only got close because of fraudulent ads right before the election and a press that doesn’t expose such things. The press doesn’t even call Morrison to task for claiming he started the Cyber Crimes task force when Kline had it running successfully for 3 years already!
ksagnosticOk, you are leading by example.I appreciate your apology, as well.Disagree, politically, but — you do have class.
“Narrow loss my foot! Biggs only got close because of fraudulent ads right before the election and a press that doesn’t expose such things.”
Uhm, no. That would be wrong. Kline had high negatives going into the campaign among moderate Republicans. People didn’t even know who Biggs was, they voted against Kline, and they were inclined to do so early on. or are you going to also blame Tiller et. al. for the 2006 losses of the extremists on the State Board of Education as well?
(end part 1)
(part 2)
Get this through your heads. Someone who uses his/her office to pursue specific political issues near and dear to the Christian Right runs the risk of alienating swing or foul weather voters. Kline had already alienated these voters in eastern Kansas, particularly JoCo, before he ever ran for AG. If Biggs had actually had the money to run a campaign, he’d have won.
I think we might be seeing the progressive buildup of a major political scandal story in Kansas … one that might bring down both Morrison and Kline.
In fact, until the rumors that are swirling around both attorneys and their staffs are investigated by neutral parties, both Morrison and Kline should be immediately escorted out of their respective tax-supported offices … and locks changed and audits performed.
Chris Biggs fur shur, the guy who looks like Tom Selleck for AG
Dennis: I agree on Chris Biggs. I have only heard compliments about him. He is from Junction City where I understand he was Geary County Prosecutor. I believe he is now Kansas Securities Commissioner.
I used to be a supporter of Paul Morrison when he was a highly efficient Johnson County Prosecutor. But now that he has resigned as Kansas Attorney General, he needs to leave the physical premises of the office immediately or be escorted out.
I believe the same goes for Phill Kline in the Johnson County Prosecutor’s office until this whole sordid mess can be researched and straightened out.
Biggs is the best choice, regardless of the commercials!
I’m just not sure the state needs an Attorney General who couldn’t even beat Kline.
I was thinking about some of the more legitimate Dem Candidates that were voted out of office or didn’t win thier elections. Here were a few candidates:Randy RathbunDan GlickmanTom/Jill dockingJim SlatteryAre all of those attorneys? I suppose that is a requirement…. although it might be better to have someone who may be a bit unfamiliar with Kansas Law than an arrogant SOB that knows it well enough to use the parts he wants to help his friends stay out of trouble or cover up his antics. What a guy, that Morrison, truly a cut above the biased nature of Kline. everyone seems to think that Kline is involved in this, I think its a matter of being too embarrassed to admit that even though folks tried to show morrison up for the pimp dog he was during the campaign, we would much rather have a prostitution supporter in the AG’s office that a religious man. Well you got him, not enjoy your fine upstnding choice!!!