Could Bill Simon possibly be doing a worse job as a gubernatorial candidate? The latest is that he accused his opponent, incumbent Gray Davis, of accepting a campaign contribution in his government office, which is illegal. To "substantiate" this, Simon released a photo taken of Davis receiving the check and…oops. Turns out, it was easily proven that the photo wasn't taken where Simon said it was taken. He was reduced to saying, "Whether or not it's the lieutenant governor's office, it may or may not be. That can be determined. That's not my job to determine that." This came a day after he said the picture was taken in the lieutenant governor's office and therefore "proved wrongdoing."
I've long had a pretty low opinion of Gray Davis and was prepared to vote for just about anybody else. But the Blooper Reel that passes for Simon's campaign has me ready to punch the chad next to Davis's name. Maybe it's not too late for the Republicans to get Simon out of the race and substitute Robert Torricelli…