Thursday, 14 February 2008

next harris county das most important



The next Harris County DA's most important job qualification?

To be able to locate the facilities:

Kelly Siegler said she is being blamed unfairly for the video and

e-mails on Rosenthal's work computer, and that in fact she

suggested several months ago that technicians on Rosenthal's staff

randomly check computers for such abuses by any employee.

A day after saying her husband's e-mail activity at work was solely

his personal business, Siegler said the e-mail was offensive and

hurtful to many people. "If he's stupid enough to waste his time to

send out offensive e-mails, I don't agree with it," she said.

Regardless, Siegler said, she is the best candidate to restore

faith in the district attorney's office because she has worked

there for 21 years, learning its operations inside and out.

"To put it bluntly, Judge Lykos, Mr. Leitner and Clarence Bradford

don't know where the restrooms are in the office," she said.

Ms. Seigler's resume' is presumably filled with more job-specific

qualifications than this.

Considering that the Harris County Republicans are now voicing concern

over how this might effect their electoral chances in November, I'll

point out to Siegler that maybe what the voters of both political

parties are actually looking for in the next district attorney is less

scatology. And maybe a little bit less bluntness as well.

Muse has more fun with it. There is not going to be enough popcorn in

all of Harris County for this much hilarity in the months to come.

Update: More Siegler stupidity ...

Republican district attorney candidate Kelly Siegler told a judge

last year that members of Houston's Lakewood Church are "screwballs

and nuts" and that she works to keep them off of juries.

And the Attorney General of Texas, Greg Abbott, has finally decided to


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