The Rest of US.org reports on another corrupt politician convicted today.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has convicted Regent Dave Hergert on impeachment charges related to violating the state's campaign laws and lying to cover it up, as WOWT of Omaha reports. With today's ruling, Hergert is immediately removed from office.
Sen. Joe Lieberman is willing to run anyway he can. And he is willing to reject the voter's choice at the Democratic primary in Connecticut, if necessary, to preserve his incumbency. He says he is doing it for the good of the people.
If the voters choose Liberman's challenger in the primary, Ned Lamont, Sen. Lieberman announced he will reject the voter's choice and run in November as an independent. This is precisely the kind of behavior that demonstrates how little respect far too many incumbents have for our political system, our democracy, and our government. Winning is everything, and everyone else's concerns are secondary.
In a somewhat biased article, Paul Rogat Loeb, writes about Lieberman's loyalties. Loeb's article misses the mark though, pointing to Lieberman's loyalty to the Republican leadership, when reality appears to reflect Lieberman's loyalty to the preservation of his own power, regardless of which party's voters he must pander to.
Another in a growing list of local, state, and federal corrupt politicians was sentenced this week. This time a Democrat. Examiner.com covers this Associated Press story:
Rick Mariano exits the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 6, 2006. Mariano, a former city councilman who took $28,000 in bribes from small businesses seeking tax breaks, zoning help and other favors was sentenced Thursday to 6-1/2 years and must report to prison Aug. 7.
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