Online Public Relations Thoughts

 Michigan's highest ranked Republican leader, Senator Mike Shirkey, has been caught on video saying the capitol riot was "staged."  His remarks to the Hillsdale County Republican Party officials was posted on YouTube where everyone could listen to what he said.  Shirkey is one more victim of the perils of modern communications.  What you say in the closet can still be broadcast to the world -- and often is.  Shirkey's remarks were stupid at the very least and complicit with the insurrectionists at worst.  It leaves the neutral listener stunned with the willful ignorance on display and asking how such persons can be elected to office.  Shirkey has apologized -- sort of -- but that barely changes the facts of the outrage.  Maybe next time he will hold his tongue and keep his false opinions to himself.