Being for the Benefit of Mr. Lambert, Seeking Guidance on Issues of Great Importance

Writing at MinnPost, enquiring mind Brian Lambert is demanding to know why "Minnesota's major conservative bloggers" aren't as concerned about Amy Koch as Mr. Lambert seems to be:

I am still looking and waiting for any of Minnesota's major conservative bloggers to say something about l'affaire Koch. The closest to date is Mitch Berg at “Shot in the Dark.”

Now, when you consider the major conservative bloggers in Minnesota, it's worth remembering that Ed Morrissey and the Powerline guys write for a national audience, so it's unlikely that they would spend much time on the issue. There are other bloggers with a more regional slant, especially Mitch Berg and Gary Gross, that I would consider part of the A-List. In my experience, neither Berg nor Gross are the sort to traffic in gossip or innuendo. It's not their thing.

Lambert knows this, of course, but on occasion Mr. Lambert's gig requires him to take a walk on the salacious side, to be a combination of Irv Kupcinet and Dan Savage. So, he's gotta stir the pot. And since (a) Mitch, Gary and the rest have better things to do than to analyze Sen. Koch's love life, and (b) have no requirement to write what Mr. Lambert wants to read in any event, that leaves Lambert without the explanation he craves. And of course Mr. Lambert needs an explanation, because his bien pensant audience needs the dirt. As one of Minnesota's minor conservative bloggers, and as a public service, I'll step into the breach and share my view of the matter. I wrote the following on Saturday:

Two stories in the last few days haven't helped things for Minnesota Republicans. The first, concerning the behavior of Amy Koch, now the former Senate Majority Leader following her abrupt midweek resignation, is the more salacious of the two, but far less interesting than the other. Koch should have known better and I'm glad she's gone. What else is there to say about it, really?

Now that a few more days have passed, I'm not convinced the story has become any more interesting. We can stipulate that Koch, at minimum, had a terrible lapse in judgment. We can also tut-tut her for not living up to conservative ideals. Please understand one thing -- it's just a variation on the oldest story around. As long as humans inhabit the planet, they will behave badly from time to time. People are sinners. And people who are in positions of authority are just as prone to sin as anyone else. In considering the importance of this matter, one might even suggest that at some point it might be time to "Move On." But I suppose that would be churlish.

There's one other factor at play here. It's evident that various members of the local chattering classes are attempting to suss out the identity of Koch's paramour. It's also clear that many of Koch's moral instructors on the Left are actively hoping that it turns out her liaison was with a certain well-known, and widely disliked, Republican operative who was fired over the weekend.

And let's face it -- because the well-known Republican operative has been very good at making DFLers look bad over the years, there's a great hope that this matter will provide a banquet of schadenfreude for all those who dislike the operative and wish to see him brought low. So, let's just say, for the sake of argument, that it turns out that the liaison was between Koch and the disliked Republican operative. Here's my question -- if it turns out to be true, would the matter be any more scandalous? If so, how?

I guess what I'd say to Mr. Lambert and the rest our friends on the left is this -- have fun with the story. Enjoy yourselves. Consider the revelation of the stupidity and self-inflicted pain of others to be an unexpected holiday gift that lifts your spirits in this, the most wonderful time of the year. Savor the cocktail of recriminations. After all, it would be churlish to deny you the pleasure of chortling at the pain of your enemies.