As first reported in this post, prominent GOP fundraiser and rare-coin dealer Tom Noe is under Federal criminal and civil charges for a $10-12 million misappopriation of Ohio state funds. Where did the funds allegedly go? You guessed it: campaign contributions to notables such as George W. Bush and Ohio governor Bob Taft. The scandal is known as Coingate.
So, how many more times will the Republicans be able to shoot themselves in the foot until they can no longer stand? Would John Kerry have won if Bush/Cheney '04 had never received those funds? Probably not, but it’s interesting to think that all this concerns the most crucial swing state of the 2004 election.
Why is the media not all over this? I seriously expected to find a New York Times article on this, but nothing.
Either way, I predict a Democratic sweep in 2006. People are sick of this shit.
(Apologies to UncleBeer for reusing his cite, but it was the best on the Net.)
The people that are sick of it now were sick of it in the last election. The people that weren’t sick of it in the last election aren’t sick of it now.
And the Democrats aren’t going to do shit until they get their act together and have a platform that’s more than just “We’re not Republicans.”
Amen. The Dems can get my vote if they come up with a good candidate, and good doesn’t include HRC or JFK. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for McCain.
If Noe is guilty, he oughta go to jail. It really isn’t much more difficult than that.
If there is evidence of the involvement of Gov. Taft, President Bush, or the Republican Party, they should be held accountable too. Without such evidence, such allegations would be nothing but innuendo and smear, I think we can all agree.
I’m a fair minded sort, so I won’t even mention the irony of a Youngstown Democrat lecturing anybody about political corruption.
when you’re in an airplane that’s doing a high-speed dive towards the Earth 20,000 feet below, the first priority should be on getting the runaway chimp away from the steering yoke and replacing him with somebody competent. Debating the flight qualifications of the person behind the stick can come after the airplane’s stabilized.
You’re saying that the Democrats needn’t worry about their qualifications for office until they actually get elected, and that all efforts should be focused on that latter goal.
I certainly hope most Democrats don’t have that attitude, rjung. It’s a recipe for failure.
Exactly how many more scandals involving the Republicans do we have to endure before they actually face the consequences of their actions? They fix the 2000 election, lie to go to war, give a big fat bonus to a contractor whose former CEO is now VP, have members of Congress who have committed serious breaches of ethical conduct, ordered the illegal detention of hundreds of people at Guantanamo, have tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib…
…and now this.
Meanwhile, Clinton got an impeachment trial for getting a BJ in the White House.
How can people not get outraged over these events, when the slightest mistake by the Democrats calls for a lynching of the involved party’s character?
I am so incredibly sick of IOKIYAR. I just want the next few years to pass quickly so we can have someone else as President.
If they have excess cash, a bank account would be more liquid, prudent and accountable. If it is for some sort of pension investment, buying collectibles seems like it should be a violation.
Is some hack indulging in his own hobby on the public dime?
I’m sure it’s the impeachment for a BJ bit. For Bricker, it’s all about the perjury. Admittedly, he has a point; I’m just not sure it’s a very important point.
He quoted an entire post (something that someone who’s been on the board so long should know better than). Let him say which part of it he considers false - unless for him that’s a synonym for “uncomfortable to face”.
