I apologize if it seems like I'm spending too much time on my state's gubernatorial contest. It's just that rarely have I ever seen a candidate as flat out silly as Doug Forrester.

In only the latest of the many scandals Forrester seems to somehow be connected to -- he's quickly revealing himself as the Zelig of corruption -- it turns out that a subcontractor for Forrester's government services company BeneCard (which made the "Trenton outsider" millions on no-bid government contracts) is being sued for fraud by New York State.

I should point out here that Forrester is not directly involved with this lawsuit. The case, after all, is being made against the subcontractor and not Forrester or his company. However, what does it say of him that he continued to contract with a company that has been accused of bilking $100 million in taxpayer money?

For his part, what does Forrester have to say about the issue?

Oh, you know those silly subcontractors... always getting into some kind of kurfuffle!

It's as if Forrester doesn't quite grasp that he's running for governor. This isn't "some kind of investigation going on by some type of authority." This is a lawsuit being brought by the New York State Attorney General's Office over the virtual theft of 100 million dollars. As governor, it's his job to make sure that he's responsible with state money, especially when dealing with contractors. So for Forrester to just shrug this off is inconceivable.