There are a number of unanswered questions in this morning's story about Steve Bosaker in the Star Tribune, but there are two very troubling issues to me...both involving boundaries. 1. Why is the Star Tribune giving front page treatment to an alleged incident involving a person who in their own story is reported to be the lowest profile chief of staff ever. If this needs to be in the paper, so be it, but this is far, far out of proportion. In all the time Bosacker has been in Ventura's office I cannot think of a single time when he has been anything other than the consummate behind the scenes implementer. He has never sought the limelight, his personality has never been an issue one way or the other, and there is no reason why he should be considered so public a figure today. Jesse has no boundaries. Steve does. 2. As the facts behind this alleged incident come out, it is important to quesion the role of using police undercover agents to entrap Minneapolis residents. I'm not a cop and their jobs are hard enough. But in the late 70s and early 80s there was a great debate in this town about police raids on gay bath houses. My recollection of those debates was that eventually there was a clear consensus that the best way to address issues of vice was for the police to deal with straight forward enforcement. I hesitate to post this because, as I said earlier, I feel this incident was WAY overplayed in this morning's paper. But there are serious personal and policy questions that should be considered here. And I feel one of the most decent people in Minnesota public life is being hung out to dry this morning. R.T. Rybak East Harriet
