Brent Regan (via comments under Coeur d'Alene Press Online story: District 3 candidates Nonini, Whalen square off over arrest records): "So Mr. Whalen is arrested for DUI and convicted (bad judgment #1). He then runs for State office thinking that his conviction will remain "secret" when in fact it is a matter of public record (bad judgment #2). When the facts come out he blames the messenger (bad judgment #3). With a string of bad judgments like that, maybe politics IS a good profession for him.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.
records): "So Mr. Whalen is arrested for DUI and convicted (bad judgment #1). He then runs for State office thinking that his conviction will remain "secret" when in fact it is a matter of public record (bad judgment #2). When the facts come out he blames the messenger (bad judgment #3). With a string of bad judgments like that, maybe politics IS a good profession for him.
