Stop Me Before I Kill Again II

Today Jim Doyle announced that he is canceling the state’s contract with Adelman Travel and it only took a federal indictment and several days of relentless pounding by the media.

Doyle is also issuing new rules which prohibit political appointees from serving on procurement panels in the future. It’s probably a good move, but since Georgia Thompson is not a political appointee, it wouldn’t have done anything to change the perception of a quid pro quo. Thompson reports directly to a political appointee and she received a generous increase in compensation shortly before the contract went into affect.

Earlier this year after Doyle was criticized for raising obscene amounts of money from special interest groups who have business with the state, he proposed banning incumbents and challengers from accepting campaign contributions during the state budget process.

This process of reform by scandal kind of reminds me of trying to safety proof the house from a toddler. Just when you think you’ve got everything up on the high shelf, something else gets broken.