Brian Baird: Coward (XXIII) Backs out of meeting with county GOP Chair - It's all about the partisanship, you see.

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So... our local Cowardman gave his word to meet Nan Malin, Chair of the Pacific County GOP, in what is referred to as a "living room meeting."

But because Ms. Malin had the temerity to exercise her First Amendment rights by blogging in a way the Cowardman didn't like, guess what?

He got cowardly, again, and broke his word, again, and pulled out of the meeting.

As a representative of the people, one would hope that he represents ALL of us... including those of us who don't happen to share his political persuasion. But apparently not. Apparently the Cowardman limits his representation to that increasingly smaller number of people who share his views.

Does this surprise anyone? What... were there, like, "death threats" involved? Did she, maybe, send him another bogus fax?

Giving credit where due, however, in the midst of their weeks-long Cowardman Rehabilitation Program, it must have been difficult for the local rag to actually report this. But then, Malin had reported this latest instance of Baird's cowardice on her blog. Eventually, word would have leaked out on the blogosphere, and once again, the paper would have found itself playing "catch up" as they work double overtime to clean up after our local Cowardman.

If they hadn't mentioned this, there would have been no way to try and spin the message.

Continuing to give credit where due, apparently, when the Columbian read my blog (and rest assured, various people at the paper DO read my minor effort) and actually had the guts to link to her blog... unlike mentioning this blog without a link.

Baird supporters, who would continue to vote for him even if, like Clinton, he had molested a girl scout troop, fully support Baird's cowardice and partisanship.

They never stop to think that a man of conviction, a man who truly believed the BS he ladles out, a man elected to represent the interests of almost 700,000 people in Congress would face anyone, anywhere, anytime.

This effort by the paper is the closest thing yet to even the neighborhood of journalism.

That, of course, makes their past efforts even more disappointing.

It would be one thing if they didn't know how. Clearly, here, they've shown they do know how. It's pretty clear that up to now... they just didn't want to.
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