Wild Card/Tuesday — 10.13.09

In an evening post Monday, CindyH commented to Kage Mann: “IMO ‘no comment’ is just about the worst thing a wannabe pol can say to a journalist.” Cindy’s dead on. Saying “no comment” to me sans an off-the-record explanation is like the proverbial waving a red flag in front of a bull. The unexplained “no comment” means that I’ll pursue the story until I get an answer to my question — and the no-commenter will have lost the opportunity to explain himself and look like he’s trying to hide something. In Jim Brannon’s case, the no-comment re: a story that simply couldn’t be hid made no sense. It wasn’t hard to find someone to confirm what had happened to him. He blew a chance to put his own spin on things. Savvy politicians don’t do that. Now for your Wild Card …