Corrine Brown has bigger issues than a newspaper endorsement

Could Corrine Brown lose her primary in Congressional District 5? If the Florida Times-Union editorial page has something to say about it, yes.

On Monday, less than 24 hours before yet another court date for the Jacksonville Democrat (this one a status of counsel hearing, seemingly re-affirming the hiring of Greg Kehoe last week), Jacksonville’s paper of record weighed in, supporting a candidate from Tallahassee and extolling his “non-divisive, steady” style.

The T-U believes Lawson — 67 years young — will “develop the respect and gravitas” needed to get things done on Capitol Hill. And that he will be a “studious workhorse” in Congress.

A lot of the endorsement is wishful thinking, predicated on a comfort level with Lawson’s ability to talk the language of Blue Dog Democrats … a necessary skill when running for office across North Florida … on guns and other issues.

Brown, meanwhile, is characterized by an “abrasive sense of entitlement” and has the “cloud of alleged corruption” over her (22 federal counts will do that).

Of course, Brown contends she wasn’t an officer or on the board of One Door for Education. And this raises the question: who in her inner circle was responsible for the gap between solicited and dispersed funds? And why was Rep. Brown out of the loop?

Brown’s consultants are being pilloried, meanwhile. The feds are looking into everyone with a pulse in her inner circle. And even a reliable consultant, Siottis Jackson, faces a foreclosure hearing Aug. 30, the day of the primary, in which the queen of the political machine that has nurtured him and so many others could be deposed.

Meanwhile, Brown’s take on the T-U backing Lawson?

As she told FloridaPolitics.com Monday evening, “I haven’t seen it.”

Translation: Corrine Brown has bigger issues than a newspaper endorsement.