Primaries, Law And Order, And Such.

       Well finally, some truly important and entertaining news. And both wrapped up in some crime. Everything you could ask for. It's primary season in Tennessee and news comes out that a longtime lawmaker, State Representative Curry Todd, was arrested for stealing his opponent's signs. His primary challenger kept having his signs disappear so he sent one of his volunteers out to find out what was happening.
       Sure enough Todd pulled up in a Mercedes, walked up and pulled three signs out of the ground, stuffed them in the trunk and drove off, all on camera. Well his opponent, Mark Lovell, contacted the county Sherriff who reached out to Todd and asked him to report in to the Sherriff's office. But Todd told him he couldn't or wouldn't because he was out of town. So the Sherriff had him arrested.
       Now you'd think that would be the end of the story. But it's not. When Mr. Lovell found out that Todd couldn't pay the $100 bail, Lovell paid it for him. It wouldn't do to have a state representative sitting in jail. An embarrassment to the district and the state. So now I wonder about recidivism. You don't suppose Curry will take any more signs do you?
       There's a lot of craziness that goes on during the campaign seasons and this is just one, but you have to wonder what Curry was going to do with those signs? Maybe he would just put them out for trash pickup, or maybe hold a bonfire for his followers. But one has to wonder what he might do to any picketers at one of his campaign stops.
       Just remember, the higher up the ladder you go, the thinner the air and the wackier the antics.