Honesty is the best policy?

The GOP Senate challenger to Maria Cantwell is Mike McGavick, formerly of Safeco (the insurance company, not the field). And he gave an interview today discussing layoffs at Safeco, a DUI (in 1993), his divorce, and his regret about an earlier campaign tactic.

I don't know much about the guy, but he's clearly learned one lesson: the only thing worse than the crime, if you're a politician, is the cover up. The funny thing about that lesson is that few have really tried to see if it's true. So, here's the question. After a tell-all interview will the bad stuff tarnish him or will he emerge as the "truth-teller" who's screwed up a couple times but is "on the right track." Again, I don't know of any politician actually making this a successful tactic, but since this is his first real entrance into politics, he might be able to make it work for him.

Here's the Tribune's short brief.