The Unbearable Silence of Spencer

It's always a good laugh to read The Daily Times political coverage during election season, but there is a particularly interesting trend this year. If you review Gil Spencer's editorials and visit his Daily Times blog, you may notice a topic he seems to be avoiding - Delaware County politics.

Sure, he's chimed in on some local controversies here and there, but we haven't read his usual hatchet-jobs on Democratic candidates. I suppose Gil must be used to the fact that Vitali will be in his seat as long as he wants, but where are his screeds against Sestak? Maybe he's too pissed off about a potential Obama presidency and those nasty people beating up on poor Sarah Palin, or maybe he's lost track of Craig Williams, what with all that cross-continental traveling the man's been doing. Maybe he's auditioning for that national pundit career he's always wanted.

Maybe he knows which way the wind is really blowing and doesn't want to have to taste his own foot again.