Really?

State Senator Gib Armstrong as reported in the Dec. 10 New Era: "In today's environment people think twice about getting into public office," he said. "There are a lot of people now, with the Internet and bloggers, who try to destroy anybody on any issue. They don't care. That's just the way it is. I can live through that and run a campaign, but it's not fair to my wife, and it's not fair to my family."

WATCHDOG: Apparently Armstrong does not like to have the public spotlight on his performance and much prefers to deal with the monopoly Lancaster Newspapers rather than receive suggestions and criticisms from concerned citizens. It's encouraging that NewsLanc and local blogs are having their desired effect.