US Senator Pete Domenici thinks Darren White is a man of character.

Really?

If Darren White were a man of character, would there not be
evidence of his character?

Character cannot be assumed; it cannot be assigned, even by
a sitting United States Senator. It is not the result of benefit
of the doubt. It must be proven.

Can anyone offer evidence of Darren White's character?

The most often cited example of Darren White's supposed
character was his resignation from Governor Gary Johnson's
administration over a contrived philosophical disagreement
over the decriminalization of marijuana.

The alleged philosophical disagreement simply does not
ring true, since White had previously advocated the position
advanced by Governor Johnson.

It has since been revealed that the philosophical chasm was
invented as cover for the fact that White had recently
received an overwhelming defeat in a vote of confidence
taken among his subordinates in the NM State Police.

Ironically, the vote of no confidence could have been used
by Darren White to demonstrate some real character;

all White had to do was stand on the record and accept
the fact that he had made mistakes; personal arrogance and
showboating, that cost him the confidence of his troops.

It is funny how telling the truth doesn't come back to visit
the teller nearly so often as the failure to tell the truth.