If the Soviet Union was, in the words of WInston Churchill, “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma,” then the re-election campaign of Lt. Gov. John Rodgers is a contradiction wrapped in a paradox inside an irony.

Two things. First, he claims to be “a voice for the working class,” but as previously noted, the vast majority of his money comes from the upper class — primarily from the Burlington area, far from the lives and concerns of the rural Vermonters he claims to represent.

Second, the former Democrat turned Republican leans heavily on bipartisanship, touting his ability to work with all parties. And yet since the August primary, his campaign has focused its energy on attacking his opponent, former lieutenant governor Molly Gray.

And the person who must be held responsible for this turn to the Dark Side is none other than Democratic State Rep. Matt Birong, who feels no apparent qualms about sticking it to a fellow Democrat on the reg.

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