If you and State Senator Pam Roach both had kids on the

If you and State Senator Pam Roach both had kids on the same Little League team, she’d be the mom all the other parents tried to avoid sitting next to on the bleachers. Now the five-term Republican from Auburn — who’s been described by colleagues as “crazy,” “unhinged” and “bipolar” — is proving her variety of paranoia is still ripe even in the legislative off-season, as she’s suing Matt Richardson, her GOP opponent, because she says he lied about her in some election materials.Roach’s beef with Richardson stems from an incident back in February. After yet another outburst at a Senate employee, Roach’s fellow Republicans banned her from their caucus meetings and suggested she seek anger management.Because he’s trying to unseat her in November, Richardson naturally thought to use this example of Roach’s kookiness to his advantage. “Unfortunately, the permanent sanctions against Pam Roach prevent her from contact with senate staff, and more critically, from meeting with other Republicans,” wrote Richardson in the state’s voter pamphlet. “This severely impairs her ability to represent the people and the interests of our district.”Sounds reasonable. But not to Roach, who you might charitably describe as a confrontation waiting to happen.She says Richardson is playing fast-and-loose with his language. She claims the sanctions aren’t permanent (even though they have no end-date) and that she can still meet with Senate staff (neglecting to mention that, because of her temper, she’s forced to communicate through her aides).Roach says she’s bringing the case, which will be heard in superior court on Friday, in order to defend herself. Richardson says her “quibble” is “just another example of her complete narcissistic paranoia.” Interested parties all around the state say, “Goody, should be a fun campaign!”