LET THIS BE A LESSON TO OTHERS: Georgia Dem Political Director drops suit against Georgia conservative blogger. “The lawsuit was a classic boomerang, as the legal foundation for the suit was weak and it exposed Political Director’s criminal record to widespread broadcast. . . . Now the lawsuit has been dropped.”

But now a lot more people know about Rashad Richey’s criminal record than would be the case if Richey had been smart enough to stay out of court. I’ve warned people about this kind of thing before, more than once.

And I still hold to my earlier opinion: “Criminal record aside, this kind of obvious PR stupidity ought to disqualify him for a political-director slot on its own, I’d think.”