It's a black thing

First Sheila Dixon, now this. We began 2010 with Baltimore Mayor Dixon convicted for theft; now Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson is implicated in bribery and kickback schemes.

In Dixon's case the prosecutor was smart. Instead of bribery and shakedowns, he charged her with pocketing gift cards intended for poor kids. Hard to stand by a mayor under those circumstances.

Next, Dixon lost all sympathy when she resigned to preserve her $83,000-a-year city pension while sending her extravagant hairdresser bills to the taxpayers.