Way to stay classy, Horne

by David Safier

Tom Horne is playing coy about running for Attorney General, but he's already made his first campaign promise, and it's a doozy.

State schools Superintendent Tom Horne says he has not decided whether he will run for attorney general next year, but he has promised his biggest campaign contributors that, if elected, he will meet with them at quarterly lunches during his term.

The pledge is raising red flags with state election officials, who say it would provide access to the state's top law-enforcement official in exchange for political contributions.

Illegal? Maybe not. A violation of the concept that the state's top law guy should pay attention to the law, not the big buck guys who supported his campaign? Yes, big time.

Stay classy, Tom.