Ms. Melone relies on no facts, other than the mere status of my occupation, in what appears to me to be an effort to oppose my legislation by discrediting me. My integrity should be measured by my conduct, not my profession. Ms. Melone relies on no facts, other than the mere status of my occupation, in what appears to me to be an effort to oppose my legislation by discrediting me. My integrity should be measured by my conduct, not my profession.
Reputations take years to develop.
A columnist who disagrees with a legislative issue should not make baseless attacks on the sponsor's hard earned reputation. Ms. Melone was wrong. One need look no further than her own words to know this. Last December, she discussed her feelings on addressing race relations in her work. Well, Ms. Melone hurled cheap words my way when I took on the big issue of reforming adoption laws.