Democratic Attorney General Dick Blumenthal is reported ready to punt on whether Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is qualified to succeed him this fall.

Blumenthal, according to various media sources, will hold a press conference Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. to say the matter should be resolved by the courts. Bysiewicz has argued her tenure as Secretary of the State gives her the requisite 10 years of time needed to be a lawyer of “good standing.”

Democrats George Jepsen and State Rep. Cameron Staples, D-New Haven, have challenged that assertion as had former Democrat State Party Chairman John Droney.

Bysiewicz has been all over the lot on this issue, compounded by her decision in 2006 to pay half of her occupational tax, saying, in a sworn statement, that she was not engaged in the active participation of law. When that was reported, Bysiewicz quickly cut another check for $55 and said it was all a mistake. She made similar filings in 2007 and 2008, but had the state of Connecticut pay the full $110 fee in each year.

The Hartford Courant editorial page wasn’t buying it, and Monday, questioned whether Bysiewicz was being square with the voters.

The Courant wrote:

“Then it turned out that she used taxpayer money to pay the professional fees for herself and seven or eight staff lawyers. Officials in other state agencies — including the governor’s and attorney general’s offices — say their staff lawyers pay their own fees. Ms. Bysiewicz looks bad by comparison.”

“Her campaign plane’s engine is belching fire and smoke.”

Now the matter will likely go to court and Bysiewicz should seek the ruling herself, and her campaign should pay for the effort. Bysiewicz has wasted enough taxpayer’s money and time trying to game the system. By any reasonable standard, she doesn’t qualify for this gig. But as always, Bysiewicz has always been measured by her ambition and she has no equal on that score.