Mikey the Goldbrick

Here's an interesting piece that seems to drift in and out from behind the Paywall of Pity at the O. On top of everything else, it appears Multnomah County's feckless D.A., Mike Schmidt, doesn't show up at the office much.

Schmidt touts his policy work and ties to Salem to push for changes that he argues make the criminal justice system more equitable. He spends considerable time meeting with a wide range of local and state leaders, as well as attending public events....

The Oregonian/OregonLive asked for data on how often each had swiped their work badge at the courthouse to access their sixth-floor offices. The newsroom also looked at Schmidt’s calendar to see how he spent his time.

The data, which covered a recent six-month period, shows Schmidt clocked into the office about 60% of the time...

For comparison, the news organization also analyzed entry data for Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton and Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth over the same period: September to February.

Both reported to work in person more often than Schmidt with Barton coming into the office about 80% of the time and Wentworth 91%...

In September and October, Schmidt took three work trips out of state, according to his calendar, traveling to San Diego, Washington, D.C., and Toronto for conferences on progressive prosecution and a specialty court for homeless defendants. 

The guy can't be bothered with the business of actually prosecuting anybody. He's too busy trying to out-Vega Jessica Vega. Man, the sooner we get that dude out of that office, the better. Next year he can go to San Diego on his own dime.