Here comes Jack Lindley, head of the impoverished and hopeless VTGOP, trying to stir up some controversy at Gov. Shumlin’s expense. And failing miserably.

Chairman Jack has issued a news release about Shumlin’s widely-rumored interest in becoming the next Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, a post that will become open in December.

Lindley says the DGA chair is nothing more than a disreputable  “bundler of undisclosed corporate donations.” Always makes me laugh out loud when a Republican gets dudgeony about corporate contributions. If he’s so concerned about “bundlers of undisclosed corporate donations,” maybe he should have a stern talk with Jeff Wennberg of the non-disclosing Vermonters for Health Care Freedom. Not to mention Karl Rove et al.

Lindley then goes on to say…

If the governor plans to become the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and be a part-time governor during his next term, Vermonters are entitled to know that before November.

More unintentional comedy.

Now, Jack, you may not be aware of this, but the head of the DGA — just like the Republican Governors Association — is always a sitting Governor. I do hope you’ll be calling out Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell for his “part-time” service to his home state while he’s been chairing the RGA and, as you so vividly put it, “hangin’ with DC big shots and running around the country handing out undisclosed campaign contributions.”

Of course, you were referring not to McDonnell, but to Shumlin’s as-yet hypothetical candidacy for the DGA. I’m sure the RGA is a completely different kind of organization that requires its chairman to do absolutely nothing and raise no money whatsoever.

Poor Jack Lindley. If this is the best his outrage machine can concoct, then the VTGOP is truly up the brown-tinged watercourse without a means of propulsion.