Don't Cry Any Tears for Rowland

I happened to catch part of CNN during Judy Woodruff's "Inside Politics" program, and the sad violin playing and wistfulness was pretty jarring over news that Connecticut Gov. John Rowland will announce his resignation today.

The poor, poor man was brought down by malicious allegations, they said. Excuse me? He was brought down because he bought and sold Connecticut for hot tubs, cottage renovations, off road bikes, and a truck load of other things he took in exchange for giving lucrative contracts to the people who supplied his goodies. Then, in the face of the allegations, Rowland lied. Lied. Lied.

Then they started in that Rowland was an honorable man who didn't deserve to lose his cherished spot but that he had decided to do the very best thing he could (one more great self sacrifice) for the people of his state. HA! Were that true, he would have resigned a year ago before the state spent a lot of time and money disproving his lies, when the residents decided long ago that he couldn't be trusted and should leave.

The ONLY reason Mr. Rowland is leaving is because he's on the threshold of having his ass tossed as far out of the state as possible given that someone, hopefully, will bring him back for an indictment. With this said, understand that his name STILL appears on a short list of candidates for cabinet level positions in the BUSH ADMINISTRATION.

Yup, he's exactly the kind of person this White House likes: a liar, a cheat, and a self-important pompous ass with delusions of grandeur.