I don’t mean to be cynical (well, maybe I do), but Congressman Brad Miller’s death-threat saga has played out just the way I thought it would.
The Plum Line blog has the scoop:
The Capitol Police have decided not to prosecute the person who made a death threat to Dem Rep. Brad Miller?s office earlier this month, Miller spokesperson LuAnn Canipe tells us.
?We were notified that there?s not going to be a criminal prosecution,? Canipe tells our reporter, Beth Marlowe, confirming that no reason was given.
Miller has acknowledged that the death threat was so vague, he doubted prosecution would result. He also said he didn’t fear for his life.
Despite all that, Miller used the death threat as a kinda-sorta-maybe excuse for not facing his constituents on the health-care issue. A lot of observers, like myself, continue to wonder whether that was simply a way to avoid some uncomfortable questions … could it be?
