Interesting Spin From The P-G

Take a look. Headline reads:

Supreme Court candidate hits rival over contributions

And the first paragraph reads:

Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin has launched a sharp attack on Judge Jack Panella, her Democratic opponent for a state Supreme Court seat next Tuesday, claiming it was unethical for him to take $1 million in campaign contributions from trial lawyers, whose cases he rules on regularly.

Looks bad, huh? But wait:

Judge Melvin acknowledged that she accepted $100,000 from that group in the last reporting period, with an additional $25,000 listed on the latest report, which was given to the Department of State yesterday. But Judge Melvin maintained that there's a huge difference between the amount she accepted and the amount Judge Panella did.

Whah? She's accusing him of "pay to play" type corruption with an organization she also took money from? I thought this part exceedingly funny:

Judge Melvin said she favors limits on campaign contributions for judicial candidates, but did not specify what those limits should be. She did say, however, that "$1 million is too much, and I would definitely say $500,000 is too much."

I would guess she thinks $125,000 was just about right.