tillermania IV: united front
I was at my brother’s in Emporia last night and didn’t get back until late, so I thought I’d do an update.
Governor Sebelius put in her two cents’ worth on Thursday:
“The story just continues to get stranger and stranger,” Sebelius said in response to questions from reporters.
On Wednesday, a state district judge rejected for the second time an attempt by Kline to file charges against Tiller, a Wichita doctor who performs abortions.
Kline, an abortion opponent, said he would appoint Don McKinney, also an anti-abortion advocate, as a special prosecutor to take over the case before he leaves office Jan. 8.
Asked if she thought Kline’s actions were appropriate, Sebelius said, “I think what the judge found is that he did not follow the law, he did not abide by the steps that needed to be taken. He looked at it twice, and to me that’s not appropriate to have an attorney general who isn’t following Kansas law.”
Nothing controversial or surprising there. Sebelius has never really taken up sword and shield in “culture war” issues. It’s been a winning strategy for her up to now, and she may have her eyes on a national office, so I expected nothing less. The Governor’s pressers don’t run on C-SPAN though; I still would like to have seen the whole thing.
Then, Paul Morrison announced that he would not retain the services of Kline’s “independent special prosecutor”, Don McKinney, who also happens to be an anti-abortion activist.
This is also as I suspected. This case is going nowhere (what’s the sound of one favor being called in?); it’s all over but the Tillermania.
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