Last week a few national blogs picked up KCTV-5’s investigation of Johnson County, Kansas District Attorney and anti-abortion crusader extraordinaire Phill Kline. Kline was Kansas Attorney General until voters ousted him in December of 2006 in favor of former Johnson County DA Paul Morrison, who became a Democrat in order to run against Kline. After Kline lost, the state GOP appointed him to fill Morrison’s shoes in Johnson County, a district where he was highly unpopular, in a decision party officials now regret. The two men, Morrison and Kline — whose destinies are clearly intertwined — effectively switched jobs.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=179269