Bill White: Sletvold Nomination A Bad Idea

Morning Call columnist Bill White has joined The Express Times and this blog in concluding that Bob Sletvold's nomination as Public Defender is a bad idea. I know what you're thinking. Since all three of us agree, we must be wrong. But even supporters if this goofy move are beginning to get exasperated.

Here's how Bill describes Peg Ferraro's supporting arguments:

County Council President Peg Ferraro, who told me Monday she's a yes vote, is decidedly unenthusiastic about it, both because of the court complications and because she feels fellow Republican Brown doesn't need a controversy this early in his administration.

She said, "Bob Sletvold is smart. He has personality. He can deal with situations. I can't say anything bad about Bob Sletvold. I just wish it had been any other department at all but the courts."

If this is the way Peg feels, then why the hell is she still supporting Sletvold? My party, right or wrong? Her reasoning is contrary to what she herself said when she was elected President. "Now the Republicans and Democrats must evaporate," were her words, just a few short days ago.