State GOP hit with $500,000 judgment over defamatory 'hit piece'

Jack Benny used to say that "kids say the darndest things."

But every time there's an election, we can honestly say that "political ads say the darndest things."

A seemingly innocuous vote or comment by a campaign becomes a negative TV ad or campaign mailer.

Forget about the issues and whether a controversial vote was cast for a good reason. It's all about whether a candidate is a scoundrel or not.

You might remember a few years ago when a group of state senators were targeted for re-election defeat for supporting an increase in the state's gas tax?

They overrode a veto of the hike by then Gov...