This much is obvious in the aftermath of the Kevin White lawsuit. During the worst of recessionary times, Hillsborough County is out as much as $500,000. But County Commission efforts to go after White, although understandable, viscerally satisfying and politically popular, are not likely to help. More show than dough. Throwing good money after bad, no matter the context, is never a good investment.
At the very least, district voters can throw an arrogant, sleazy politician from office. After that, the best they likely can hope for is that the shallow-pocketed White, in a burst of constituent conscience, puts his Italian suits on consignment.