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Ed*ard Teller wrote on September 10, 2007 3:24 PM:

I've been highly critical of Vic Kohring through most of his journey in the public eye, writing the first op-ed questioning his judgement and weird, libertarian priorities back in the summer of 1996. Over the past twelve years I've watched his journey from naive freshman, blindly following his libertarian advisor, Fred James, embracing the growth of political power of Christofascists, and generally producing less legislation than any other member of the Alaska Legislature. What little legislation he did initiate - things like his tests for plumber accreditation which was poorly disguised union bashing that hurt small businessmen as well - was notable only for its ineptness and idiocy.

As he betrayed his initial; promise to run for no more than two or three terms, he turned on political opponents in nasty ways. I watched at several legislative information meetings in Wasilla, where he allowed his brownshirted supporters browbeat anyone who bothered to show up to ask honest questions. Some of these shouting matches between Christofascists and liberals almost broke out in violence. Kohring never, ever did anything in any of these "meetings" to discourage these louts, even when they turned on petite women in incredibly sexist ways.

His dad, Heinz, I'm sure, believes Vic's protestations of innocence. But soliciting legislators and lobbyists for donations to Vic's defense fund is beyond bizarre.

Kohring's trial will be the strangest of the political corruption series up here, that much is for sure.