Almost, But Not Quite

Dayton answered some questions for the Red Star today (rumor has it he only made himself available to the two big papers, local TV and the almight NPR, no others).

Q: It was a mistake? A: It was an error of judgment on my part. I think he's been a good mayor of St. Paul, and he called me on Monday, and I wasn't expecting the call. But he asked me to support him….I'm reminded daily of my fallibility. It's like being a hockey goalie - one goes between your legs, and the red light goes on, and you kick yourself. "How could I have not made that save; I've done it a hundred times." But you just have to go on.”

Wow, this is a first for me, I actually like something Dayton said. His "hockey goalie" story was actually a fairly intelligent analogy, I know because I am a (older, slower and less agile) hockey goalie. Of course, the analogy runs into trouble because he is assuming we believe he did a lot of intelligent moves or "saves" as it were, but the problem is the one between his legs made the score about 99 to 1, not in his favor.