The Mitch and Shelly Short Story Concludes

Rich Roesler of the Spokesman-Review has really been hitting it out of the park lately, and this post on the guilty plea that Mitch Short entered into court recently is must-read for anyone who has followed the story.

I like Shelly. I think she can do a good job representing the 7th, where I live, and I look forward to visiting with her about education issues. It would be hard to argue, though, that she isn't going into the office with a cloud over her head, and she's going to have to work awfully hard to overcome that stigma. Can the House Republicans give her leadership positions? Can Rep. Joel Kretz, the new #2 in the caucus, be her rabbi and make sure she gets a fair shake? Will she get challenged in two years, the way that Kretz wasn't this year?

It's a seat to watch.