You know the standards for a political party have fallen considerably when indictments against some of a governor's top staffers and appointees for crooked doings is considered
having a good day.
Gov. Chris Christie escaped a damaging blow to his 2016 presidential prospects on Friday when news of federal charges in the George Washington Bridge lane closure controversy were announced, conservative columnist George Will declared on Fox News Sunday this morning.
"It could have been a bad day for Mr. Christie," Will said. "It wasn't."
This is George Will we're talking about, of course, and George Will has been not right in the head for quite some time now. His formulation, however, is not unique. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has long been touted as resilient because even though the people sharing his office keep going to jail, he himself has escaped the handcuffs so far.
You or I might think that leading an office in which your chief confidants have ended up under indictment for stealing cash or causing dangers to public safety out of political spite would reflect rather badly on your character, but that is because you have not spent your career giving public tongue baths to liars and crooks. After a while, didn't get indicted begins to look like trophy-worthy material.