Orphan Road

We want our politicians to not be beholden to "special interests" or what have you, but we also need them to be accountable -- to have a fear in their hearts that if they don't listen to their voters, they could be out of a job. It's a two-way street.

I mentioned last Friday, in discussing Ron Sims' decision to not support Prop. 1, that Sims seemed liberated by the fact that he's been effectively shut out of higher office. But liberation can turn to be a double-edged sword (to butcher yet another ying-yang metaphor!).

Yesterday, Danny Westneat took that sentement to its logical conclusion, saying that Sims should resign if his heart isn't in it anymore.