Nasty Little Man

Swann dodges Scranton

This happens every election cycle, and it drives me nuts every election cycle. There's always a candidate trying to dodge a debate. This time around it's Lynn Swann, GOP candidate for governor in PA. Oh, sure, Swannie is willing to debate former lieutenant governor Bill Scranton...after the state GOP endorses a candidate on Feb 11:

Swann, a former Pittsburgh Steeler star, said he would not debate Scranton before the state committee makes its choice.

"If there's a primary, we'll debate," Swann said. "After the endorsement process, I'd be very glad to debate Bill or anybody else."

The Patriot News: Scranton, Swann disagree on debates

If Swann wins the nomination, I can already envision his approach to debating Governor Ed Rendell:

Sure, Governor, I'll debate. Let's debate on Wednesday, November 8.

Of course, Swann was a wide receiver, not a running back, so one can expect that he would dodge a tackler rather than taking him head-on.

posted by Kinder Gentler Little Man @ 9:51 AM