Neck and Neck in Minnesota Senate Race - Barry Casselman, Washington Times
Jabs Turn to Punches at N.H. Senate Debate - Jules Witcover, Baltimore Sun
Bush Faces Dilemma in Calif. With Simon - Robert Novak, Chicago Sun-Times
True to form, Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who has cynically sought to exploit the recent sniper attacks for political gain against Republican gubernatorial foe Robert Ehrlich, is already looking for someone else to blame for the latest fiasco to befall her gubernatorial campaign — the revelation that Maryland this year failed to conduct background checks on hundreds of handgun buyers, mandated under the Brady Act. Given that Mrs. Townsend (annointed by Gov. Parris Glendening as the state's crime czar) is relentlessly pounding away at Mr. Ehrlich's congressional votes against some gun-control measures and touting her own support for "common sense" regulations like background checks, the combination of hypocrisy and buffoonery involved in this nascent scandal are mindboggling. [snip]
Hmmmmmmmmmm. Hoping Mr. Ehrlich pounds this home so this Kennedy will finally be pried from the government teat.