Republican gubernatorial candidate Allen Weh doesn’t have much to say about a hard-hitting commentary from former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias that was published on this site earlier today.
Offered the chance to respond to Iglesias, Weh’s campaign released only this prepared statement from the candidate:
“There have been some recent personal attacks made against my candidacy, which I won’t dignify by discussing other than to repeat what I have said on several occasions: I will criticize any official — Republican or Democrat — who doesn’t measure up to the standards expected of them. And I’ll be just as aggressive in removing mediocre government officials when I’m elected governor.”
The chain of events started Friday when I critiqued Weh’s recent statement that he was “taking on my own party” in working to get Iglesias fired. The situation has also received some attention from the national news Web site Talking Points Memo.