Comments on: Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch Quits, Then Crashes?

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:46:54 +0000

Word is the understaff person is a guy.

By: Francisco Bacopa

Francisco Bacopa — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:12:04 +0000

Nice to see the women politicians finally getting some action. Still just as questionable as when a man has a sexual relationship with a direct subordinate, but somehow I see a sad sort of blow for equality.

You go, girl…Uh, no you probably shouldn’t have.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:01:47 +0000

Is it Brodkorb? (Who just resigned?)

By: Stephanie Zvan

Stephanie Zvan — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:44:34 +0000

The phrase being used in the press is “direct subordinate.” This is still more than just having an affair.

By: Lorax

Lorax — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:01:45 +0000

family values damnit!

By: danielrudolph

danielrudolph — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:58:12 +0000

Oh. Well this has gone considerably down on my scandal meter, then.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:48:19 +0000

Did I say page and I should have said staffer?

By: Sean Boyd

Sean Boyd — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:41:09 +0000

How about the distinction between which and who, Sean?

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:35:46 +0000

“Greg Laden is an anthropologist and science communicator who can never decide which is more important: nuance or context.”

Is the distinction between a page, which would probably be a minor, and a staffer, who would not be, too nuanced for you?