In a last ditch effort to not get kicked out of the General Assembly for being a drunken, spouse abuser.
Legislative Hall was buzzing with speculation that Atkins was going to appear on WGMD radio, a downstate station that was broadcasting from the building, with some sort of expose.
“It would make me look like an angel,” Atkins said. He hung around the broadcast table, but he never did go on. Maybe another day, he said. (Link)
Whatever you have to say about Atkins, you have to admit that the guy has some balls.