O'Donnell kicks off campaign, stubs toe

The nascent Rubber Stamp Rick O'Donnell for CD7 campaign isn't going so well. First he flies his buddy Dick Cheney in to do some fundraising under a hail of criticism. Now he flies EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson in and sparks an ethics complaint. The guy just can't get this campaigning thing down.

The latest dustup comes because the O'Donnell campaign used Johnson's title to publicize his visit. That's a violation of the Hatch Act. Democratic party chair Pat Waak has filed a complaint stating, "By exploiting Mr. Johnson's role as EPA administrator, Mr. Johnson and the O'Donnell campaign have jeopardized what should be a distinct separation between public policy and partisan politicking."

Memo to the GOP: Cool it. Between Marilyn Musgrave's misuse of the armed forces and O'Donnell's ethics issues and Both Ways Bob Beauprez's affinity for flight suits and Jim Welker's racist emails and Joe Stengel's fondness for taxpayer dollars, I am having a hard time tracking all the corruption. Could a few of you perhaps behave ethically for awhile so I can catch up?