Rules are different for Republicans than for the rest of us.

Let me give you just one example.

Leslie Rutledge is running for attorney general of Arkansas.  She’s a Christian, pro-life, gun carrying conservative.  You know that because it’s pretty much all she says.  And you’ll note that she never, ever says she’s law-abiding.  Because she ain’t.

It seems that when Leslie up and decided to run for Arkansas attorney general, she was relying on the fact that she registered to vote in Arkansas in 2006.  However, she also registered to vote and did vote in Washington in 2008 and then in Virginia in 2010.  She subscribes to migrant voting patterns.

Well, the Libertarians have a candidate in that race and they brought Leslie’s voting records to the attention of the Pulaski County Clerk who followed the law and canceled her voter registration.

Under Arkansas law, it is a felony for a person who is not a qualified voter to vote in an election. State law also prohibits anyone who is not registered to vote in the state from being elected to public office.

All she has to do to correct this is come re-register at the county elections office.  But, noooo ….

She decided to do the whole poor put-upon white Republican woman, the single most discriminated group in the whole damn world.

She did not let-up stomping her feet and whining even when it was pointed out that “a Republican-backed 2013 law imposed rigorous new voting guidelines.”  In short:  Honey, it’s your bed, go to sleep.

She proceeded with her dog and pony show but when the dog peed everywhere and the pony didn’t know any tricks, it started becoming abundantly clear that Democrats were right in claiming that when Rutledge left a position as lawyer with the state Department of Human Services in 2007, DHS officials placed her on a “do not rehire” list, citing “gross misconduct.”

Rutledge has said that action also may have been politically motivated, saying she worked at DHS under Democratic officials and left to work for former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee’s presidential campaign.

Yeah, yeah, they made stuff up because you’re a Republican.  Wait, wait, you mean the same Mike Huckabee who was Governor of Arkansas?  That dog don’t hunt.

Rutledge also has drawn criticism over a television ad that features her speaking into the camera and vowing to “stand up to Obama and fight for Arkansas values.” The ad is paid for by the Republican Attorneys General Association.

The pro-Democrat group Southern Progress has questioned whether the ad is legal, saying a political candidate cannot legally coordinate activities with an independent expenditure organization, or super PAC, and that a super PAC is barred from “expressly advocating” on behalf of candidates.

Rutledge says that since she didn’t use the word “vote” in the ad, it’s perfectly legal.  Yeah, she said that.

Rutledge said she believes her campaign has been subjected to an unprecedented level of attacks and said her gender as well her political affiliation may be a factor.

I dunno, it seems to me that your sense of entitlement is the main factor.  Just because you have a pair of red boots doesn’t make you Superwoman.

Thanks to Elizabeth for the heads up.