Harry Brown, the freshman senator whose honeymoon
made today’s Senate victory possible, is either a victim or accomplice
of the Basnight sausage machine. The evidence points to the
latter–former Democrat vaguely in support of the lottery who happens
to be out of reach for the critical vote. He can still claim that he stood firm on principle. John Garwood could also have held the lottery at bay if he had chosen to pair with a lottery supporter.
If private gambling were legal in the state, I’d set odds on Brown and Garwood facing primary challengers next year.
