If you're anything like me, the only news you want to hear right now is whether the City GOP committee has selected Matt Dorsey or James Doern for its endorsement to run for City Court Judge this year. The election is not until November, but we've already seen an unprecedented number of letter in to the paper, and a slew of endorsements for the two most prominent GOP candidates.

I've heard, from sources who wish to remain anonymous, that the politicking within the GOP has been fierce, and that Chairman John Herrick had even considered delaying Tuesday's meeting in order to gain more support for the candidate he's backing. Of course, he has stayed strictly neutral in his statements for the record.

The city GOP committee will meet Tuesday evening to pick their nominee, and we'll hopefully know the outcome shortly thereafter.

I don't envy the committee. It seems to me that they have to pick between two very qualified candidates. James Doern is the sitting part-time judge, and a local attorney. Matt Dorsey is also a local attorney who served as City Attorney during the Lenz administration.

Were both men currently serving as judges, it would seem to me that the best way to evaluate them would be to ask criminals over whose trials they presided if they felt they'd been fairly judged. Unfortunately, such an evaluation would likely be biased toward which ever candidate went for lesser sentences. Besides, Matt Dorsey has never served as a judge, so we're not currently able to evaluate his manner on the bench.

As far as I can tell, it's any body's guess as to who will come out of the Tuesday's meeting with the nomination. But I can tell you this, either way, the citizens of Saratoga Springs will come out on top, as they will have at least one well-qualified candidate to vote for come November.