The Jackson Jive

Jesse Jr., me thinks thou does protest too much. Whatever his involvement or lack thereof in the Blagojevich scandal, don't expect Jesse to be thrown out by his voters. Marion Barry was elected even after his criminal conviction by Washingtonians. Kennedy's little body in the car problem did not disqualify him in the brilliant minds of Massachusetts. Even leaving more than a thousand city and school buses idle as Katrina bore down did not dissuade New Orleans from re-electing Ray Nagin. There is some blind spot among Democratic voters that permits some politicians negligent or criminal behavior and yet, they can still be elected for life.