I don't have much sympathy for Secretary of State Charlie White's excuse for his voting-irregularity problem -- that his complicated personal life made him "practically homeless" for a year and thus confused about where he should vote. That's in the same league as "the dog ate my homework" and "I never would have misbehaved if I'd been sober," not something the state's chief election officer should be saying.
But he has a point about not being given immunity for whatever he says to the Indiana Recount Commission, which will conduct its hearing on White's fitness to stay in office before he faces trial on the criminal charges resulting from the same allegations. His attorney, James Bopp:
Bopp said the Democrats have pushed White into an “unconscionable dilemma” because he must now determine whether he can defend himself against their challenge without hurting his criminal case.
“They don't want him to testify because they know his testimony will be damaging to their case,” Bopp said. “
