Wrenn: Easley projecting onto Beck?

Carter Wrenn wonders if Gov. Mike Easley is projecting.

In a post on Talking About Politics, the Republican political consultant notes that Easley was a bit defensive of Correction Secretary Theodis Beck in criticizing the N&O and the Charlotte Observer.

The governor also says it's a shame that after 33 years of government service, with three weeks left until his retirement, the News and Observer did a 'hatchet job' on his State Correction Secretary, Theodis Beck. One almost feels the governor could have been describing himself. But if we're gonna define success in governing based on a standard of niceness – well, was the governor and Secretary Beck losing track of thousands of paroles ‘nice’ – or negligent?

Wrenn says that Easley's discussion of "niceness" is misplaced.

"After all, is letting a mental patient die after sitting in a chair for two days without care — 'nice'?" he writes.