After a two week hiatus, Daily RFT is back at you with its Ass Clown of the Week poll. You know the drill: Vote for the local newsmaker you believe made headlines for the most dubious achievement of the week. Back at you Monday with the results. Here are this week's candidates: 1. Tony La Russa: The Cardinals manager and his attorneys crafted a curious argument when they sued Twitter on claims that the social networking site and an anonymous blogger violated La Russa's trademark. 2.
Congratulations to former congressman and last year's G.O.P. candidate for governor, Kenny Hulshof. By a wide margin, readers of Daily RFT last week elected Hulshof as their favorite Ass Clown of the past seven days. Why? It seems people are concerned with Hulshof's record as a state prosecutor back in the 1990s. In February, a judge freed Joshua Keezer of a murder conviction after finding that Hulshof withheld evidence that may have exonerated Keezer of the crime. Then last week a second