03.20.2009 9:01 pm
“Tweaking” judicial selection will return hacks to the bench
T.J."Boss Tom" Pendergast used to decide who'd become a judge in Missouri. Should we bring back those golden days? (Photo © The State Historical Society of Missouri)
The Missouri Legislature once again is considering fixing something that isn’t broken: the state’s nonpartisan…
It’s nice to get some recognition, you know? You toil in obscurity, year after year, passing one rotten, lousy, no-good, special-interest bill after another. And all you hear about how bad the Texas Legislature is, or the Florida one or…
