Stephen Six

Talk about having to shift gears this week. I was all ready to throw a fit over the Governor appointing Chris Biggs as our new Attorney General. Like most of us, I assumed he’d get the nod on this one. Like the Governor and his predecessor, Paul Morrison, Biggs is up to his neck in money from George Tiller. And because of this I assumed she’d appoint Biggs to follow in the footsteps of Paul Morrison . Yep, that’s how I figured it and that’s what I was going to write about.
Now she goes and appoints Judge Stephen Six from Lawrence to the position. First of all, I’ve barely heard of the guy. Which is a good thing I guess, since the only time you really get to see a Judge in action is when you have to stand in front of one. Everything I’ve heard about him so far seems to be positive. He seems to be well respected, fair, and follows the law. When it comes down to it, isn’t that pretty much what we want in an Attorney General? No Governor, I haven’t changed my mind about you. I’m still opposed to your unconditional support of George Tiller and his ilk. I still oppose your handling of the Holcomb power plant issue. But I’ve got to hand it to you Governor, this appointment was a brilliant political move on your part. My hat’s off to you.
By this time next week, Paul Morrison will be gone and maybe we can start to put this whole disgusting mess behind us. No, I’m not talking about the sex scandal that eventually brought him down. Personally, I couldn’t care less about who he’s doing or who’s doing him.
I formed my opinion of the man long ago when he was running for the office in the first place. First of all, when he switched parties to become a Democrat to run against Phill Kline proved to me he was nothing but another political whore who wanted the power that comes with the job. As soon as the money from George Tiller started pouring in Morrison began making promises to drop all charges against him. A promise he kept too. In fact this promise was put in place the first day Morrison took office. There was the “Snoop Dog” mailing campaign financed by Tiller. Remember that? We were supposed to believe that medical records are somehow sacred and private. Medical records are used for insurance purposes and in criminal investigations in every state, every day of the week. Morrison knew this. But he counted on the majority of Kansas’s either not knowing this or that they just didn’t care. Either way, it was very effective. Do you remember Morrison threatening the broadcasting licenses of the television stations that had the nerve to run commercials he didn’t approve of? Of course, he denied any responsibility for the letters that went out to the stations. He said he had heard about them, but in no way did he approve of them. Whatever. Apparently, he or someone in his organization decided they had the power and the right to decide what commercials they could and couldn’t run. Evidently, I was in the minority by thinking he was out of bounds. Regardless, these are the reasons I’m glad to see the man gone from office. What’s the right thing to say as he walks out the door? I know. Bye!
With the appointment of Stephen Six the Governor has the chance to finally restore some sense of credibility to the office of Attorney General. I don’t know what to expect from him. My hope is that he’ll simply enforce the laws of the state. And yes, that includes the laws concerning late-term abortions. Whether some of you like it or not, it is against the law to abort a baby after 21 weeks of a pregnancy. The only exception to this law is to save the life of the mother. And to think this has been the case in every single one of the 2600 or so late-term abortions George Tiller has done since the law took effect is at best, naïve.
Kevin McGinty can be reached at: kevinmcginty@sbcglobal.net