From this morning's Commercial Appeal, here's an editorial entitled "Voters deserve more than this." Here's a key passage:

Whether Herenton is guilty of a federal offense or not, a comparison of his performance as the city's chief executive for 17½ years, compared to Cohen's performance as a state and federal legislator for 27 years, should be the primary issue.

If the editorial writer is trying to be funny, this is hilarious. If the editorial writer is trying to be serious, this is terrifying.