The LA Times portrays Thompson's prosecutorial career
as unimpressive. Patterico -- a prosecutor himself -- looks at Thompson's actual win/loss numbers,
which he got from blogger Anwyn, and concludes that "they seem
pretty standard for someone of his experience level." The
punchline: "[Anwyn] got the information she was looking for . . .
from the reporter! You see, he had that
information. He just didn't think it was
relevant to include in an article about Thompson's record
as a prosecutor."