September 28, 2005, Kills Bugs Dead
Oh, what a day... ethical corruption in high places has taken it on the chin...
First, close to home, Brooklyn Democratic kingpin Clarence Norman was convicted of felonies related to campaign law violations, and will have to relinquish his state assembly seat and his law license. Indeed, your talking dog had been advised from time to time that the cost of obtaining a job as a judge in (his home borough of) Brooklyn was around $75,000, payable to Mr. Norman, his friends, relatives and/or their "consultancies". With Norman convicted... hey... who do you have to bribe to become a judge around here? (Here in Brooklyn, we don't tolerate corruption... we demand it...). But, in the huge, throbbing, Earth-shattering news...
Well, before we get there... this (via The Poor Man Institute) note about how Senate Majority Leader Bill "Here Kitty, Kitty" Frist is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for possible wrongdoing surrounding his (massive) sale of HCA stock just before it tanked... but, as great as that is... it's still not as great as...
House Majority Leader Tom "Bugs" DeLay was indicted on one count of felony conspiracy, and hence, must step down as majority leader (to be replaced by a gay man, no less...)
What a happy day for those of us who live for the occasional justice in the universe... it's days like this that make life worth living... that's right, Mr. President... to paraphrase... you, Sir... in Texas, we call that put-on arrogant swagger of yours... "perp-walking"...