Monday, July 6, 2009

Star profile of troubled ex-lawmaker with Alzheimer's hits the right tone

Posted by Justin Kendall on Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM

click to enlarge Karen McCarthy in 2003
  • Karen McCarthy in 2003

Kansas City Star political writer Steve Kraske did a damn fine job profiling former Congresswoman Karen McCarthy in Sunday's paper.

The profile walked a delicate line -- McCarthy has Alzheimer's disease, but her past as a once shining star of the Missouri Democratic Party was marred by ethics violations (dipping into campaign money to pay for a trip to the Grammys) and high staff turnover (she was tough to work for and had admitted problems with alcohol).

Kraske wrote a sensitive but thorough and that's worth a read.

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