Just Call Him Herr Bradley

Williamson County D.A. John Bradley

Oh, the pains of being Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley in a county that seems, day by day, to be turning its favor away from the veteran prosecutor.

The winds of change began to blow in with the release from prison of Michael Morton, caged for nearly a quarter-century for murdering his wife – a crime he did not commit. Indeed, since initially opposing the DNA testing that proved Morton's innocence, Bradley has been working overtime to try to put himself on the right side of history with this one – with little success.

And now, for the first time in a decade, Bradley is drawing two opponents in his re-election bid. On the left is a Dem challenger (oh the long-shot horror of it all!), defense attorney Ken Crain; on the right – from within his own GOP party, no less – comes County Attorney Jana Duty, who, so far at least, is racking up law enforcement endorsements in her quest to unseat Bradley.

Could things get worse for Bradley? Well, if you consider being likened to Adolf Hitler worse, then yes. Much worse.

Consider this YouTube parody that's been making the email rounds. It almost makes you feel bad for the guy: