From the "Why is this man smiling?" Department...

Where was Lynch?

While the Democratic National Committee has been attacking the Granite State's First-in the-Nation Presidential Primary, the state's Democratic Governor, John Lynch, has kept a strangely low profile. In fact he's been invisible, apparently a mere observer with no clout among his party's national poobahs. Oh, there has been the occasional press release indicating concern for what's been going on for local consumption, but not much more. With a key committee of the DNC now scheduling a contest after Iowa's and before New Hampshire's, the hammer has dropped with Lynch AWOL. ( see link). A final, full DNC vote is coming soon, which may inspire His Honor to get off his butt and get into gear. We don't expect much, however, from this man's 'keep your hands clean at all costs' executive style. Losing the primary. What a legacy. Hope you're enjoying your first term, governor, because second terms, if you get one, can be, well, a ("bleep")...

Posted July 24, 2006

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