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September 18, 2009

An Appropriate Place For the Best Hair In Oregon Politics

Also noted in reading Mapes today, we find – with a healthy cosmic chuckle – that Gordon Smith has found work.

With the economic conditions being what they are, we worried that Mr. Smith would have trouble getting by, especially in a state in which being Republican is somewhat declasse at the moment. But Gordon's always been a survivor. He's always landed on his feet.

Well, he has a new job: director of the National Association of Broadcasters, which is perfect: in another world, Gordon would have been an anchorman (I can just see him now … "You keep it classy, Pendleton! You too, Walla Walla!"), in addition to being a long line of broadcasters who made a name in Oregon politics.

That face, that hair, that perfect grooming – that belongs behind a dry-side news desk. I'm telling ya.

It'll be interesting if he has to draw the line, though, as Mapes suggested he might, between business interests and public policy. Generally, Gordon's been on the side of business and didn't mind how that looked – at least until his Senatorial career was on the line.

Posted by The Chinuk at September 18, 2009 06:44 PM