Jensen's Resignation Announcement Appropriate

Scott Jensen's announced 3/21 resignation from the Assembly is appropriate, given his three felony/one misdemeanor convictions this past weekend.

It is also a smart tactical signal of responsibility to the judge and the beginning, I predict, of an organized campaign by Jensen and his supporters for a minimal sentence.

With Brian Burke and Chuck Chvala getting confinement of six and nine months respectively after plea bargains, I can't imagine Jensen getting anything less, and I could see the prosecution asking for more, given Jensen's decision to take the charges to trial. We'll see.

And as The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel correctly reports today on its front page, the focus now shifts to the many politicos whose names came up during the trial. Jensen's case could be the end of the matter, or the next phase of active reporting and campaigning.

Since it's an election year, it's more likely that the campaign spots involving any number of names who were named are already being cut.