It’s that time of year again: Inevitably some time around the first Tuesday in November in even numbered years, someone opens up a can of stupid dust and gets it into the hair of one political candidate or another.
Allegedly.
This time it’s Lake Forest Mayor Pro Tem Adam Nick, who according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, has been accused of stealing campaign signs belonging to fellow councilman Scott Voigts.
Both men are seeking reelection this fall.
According to the Orange County Register, Calling the incident, at 2 a.m. Thursday, a misunderstanding, Nick said Friday he had taken Voigts’ signs to move them to a better location, though he had not asked his permission to do so.
“They’re making something out of nothing,” Nick said.
If that’s not true, that is one of the best excuses we’ve ever heard.
Voigts, for one, isn’t buying it. He says he is missing 140 signs, and said he believes Nick meant to harm his campaign efforts.
It all depends on what your definition of a “better location” is, we suppose…