From Deseret News archives:
Losers had a theme: arrogance
Arrogance never wears well. Just ask all those who lost in last week's election or stepped down in its wake.
From Leslie Lewis doing her Judge Judy impression to Aaron "I Have My Cell Phone With Me" Kennard preparing for the Senior Tour during work hours to Donald Rumsfeld acting like George Patton in front of the troops to Republicans coming off as haughty, condescending power brokers, the losers have only themselves to blame.
All they had to do was keep their mouths shut or offer just the faintest hint of contriteness or humility, and they'd still be bossing people around in the next term.
Some issues are difficult for American voters to decide political affiliation, Iraq, abortion, various propositions, same-sex marriages but arrogance isn't one of them.
If arrogance won elections, Terrell Owens could be president.
Arrogance is never in style. For some reason a lot of otherwise intelligent people and if you don't think they're intelligent, just ask them never figured that out.
"My response is, 'I'm not golfing enough,"' Kennard said. He could've said almost anything else, and it would've been better than that. Except this: He went on to say not only did he golf as much as was reported 20 times in August and September, 11 of them during the week but, by the way, that was pretty much his average summer playing time over the last 16 years. Translation for voters: Stick it.
Anyone for a verbal mulligan? Who was giving this guy PR advice, Nancy Workman?
Lewis, the 3rd District judge who apparently has been watching way too much of Judy Sheindlin (they even look alike), became only the second state district judge to be voted off the bench.
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