[Reagan is King]

"The media coverage has been criticized by some who have studied the case. Republican Rep. Michael Kainen, a lawyer and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee in the Vermont House, said Friday, "If it were accurately reported, I think there would have been a little less furor."

What was possibly "inaccurately" reported that would excuse a 60 day sentence for this scumbag? It sounds like Rep. Kainen needs to go too if he has the bad judgement to think that was a just verdict. It's great comfort to know he's the ranking member on the Judiciary Committee. /s

[TontoKowalski]

The entire Vermont establishment wants this to just go away. They don't want to be courageous, which would mean impeaching the judge and driving him from the Bench in disgrace. They just want to let his term expire, or hope he'll resign.

In a sense, they're now his partners in depriving this young girl of justice.

[who knows what evil?]

"The media coverage has been criticized by some who have studied the case. Republican Rep. Michael Kainen, a lawyer and the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee in the Vermont House, said Friday, "If it were accurately reported, I think there would have been a little less furor."

The progressives in the State Legislature will defend Cashman tooth and nail. (I like how the media went digging for a "Jeffords-style Republican" for this quote.) Many newspapers are defending Cashman, as well; including the loathsome Rutland (Baghdad) Herald. On a side note: I have been in the offices of the Rutland Herald: full of conservative-bashing/man-hating women that closely resemble Eleanor Clift and Helen Thomas. Brrrrrr!