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I’m sure that Dino is resisting the subpoena because of some longstanding principle that he has held deeply for at least 15 minutes. After all, we all know that Dino’s integrity is such that he would never interfere with the judicial process for political purposes.
The intent of campaign finance laws supported by almost all members of the legislature in both parties is to protect our democracy and election process.
These laws are not without flaw but they are the law.
We are a society based in the rule of law and when candidates evade and break our laws, this should be relevant.
Voters should make no mistake, Dino, his advisors and the BIAW are experts in the law and run their campaign right to the edge whenever they can. What we are beginning to see are some of the many instances where the Dino Rossi and his campaign have knowingly broken our laws in their zeal to get elected.
This campaign finance law breaking is nothing new for Dino Rossi. What is new is being taken to task for breaking the law. Rossi is a political criminal and each time he got away with illegal campaign tactics or illegal fundraising it had the common criminal effect of making Dino and his managers more bold and more corrupt. Dino’s career in business has followed the same path but this is another subject all together.
In the end these illegal acts may cause Dino to unlawfully become our governor. Then we will have a criminal in charge of our government and it will be a sad day indeed.
Funny, I didn’t hear Dino and his ilk complaing about political prosecutions and civil actions, or how it detracts from campaigns or governing during the Clinton prosecutions.
Remember the reason why most nations agree to arms control limitations. Nobody likes building lots of nuclear bombs, but as long as the other guy is doing it, you have to do it also. If everyone can agree to limitations, then a balance can be achieved. Without such a balance, everyone goes bankrupt trying to get “one more” than the other guy.
Similarly, drug prohibitions in sports follow the same pattern. As long as somebody is using performance-enhancing drugs, everybody else is under intense pressure to do the same. It may destroy their bodies in the long run, and it may destroy the sport itself, but as long as others are doing it, it becomes the price for competing in the sport.
Likewise, most politicians agree to pass into law campaign finance reform legislation. Although some benefit from it more than others, the alternative is that the prerequisite to being elected to office is to sell your soul to the highest bidder, and to spend all your time fundraising instead of the job you were elected to do. With at least some limitations in place, those affects are ameliarated.
But all it takes is one person, like Rossi, to try to by-pass the system. If they get away with it, everyone else will have to do the same. Otherwise, it’s like bringing a knife to a gunfight – it’s just not going to be good enough to get you elected.
That’s why politicians of both parties should condemn Rossi for his underhanded tactics, running for office for three and a half years while insisting he is not yet a candidate and therefore not subject to any restrictions whatsoever, and only becoming an “official” candidate the last few months before the election.
Gregoire, as a public official for quie some time, has been subject to conflict-of-interest and financial disclosure laws for a good part of her career, especially up to and including the current gubenatorial run. Her finances are an open book. Rossi hasn’t come clean yet.
Looks like there is going to be more republican legal troubles. the NYT has a lead article on Palin and troopergate – numerous calls and a “fixation” on firing her ex-brother in-law led to firing the safety commissioner.
Looks like this could be worse the Sprio Agnew if she gets elected – a criminal VP? Maybe we should learn our lessons and stop electing those with criminal tnedencies – like Rossi.
Here is the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10.....ref=slogin
Gosh, he buys buildings and takes loans from developer lobbyists while in the legislature and chair of Ways and Means? He now appears to have coordinated with an illegal fundraising scheme. Oh, and the Republican Governors- I wonder if they had any conversations with him trying to get him to run, and offered any help? After all, that is a bombardment of mcCain like deception, and another so-called independent project.
Gosh, if Dino has nothing to hide, why won’t he let us know? Of course, he wants to push it off until after the electuion. That way if he wins and can ‘fess up and the PDC takes action against him later, who do you think will help pay the fine? The same people who are breaking the law right now, that’s who.
GOP or Republican, they are one and the same.
Since when do Republicans have to show up for sh*t like this?
Rove and his goons.
Gov/hubby of Alaska and his/her/its goons.
Bush advisors/goons.
Harriet Miers.
All the goons in charge of firing U.S. attorneys for not being political enough.
What makes anybody think Deeeno will show up?
@7: hey, you sound angry.
It helps to just remember that republicans have no respect for the law. A subpoena is just a chance to evade testifying by working the system or ignoring it. Being under oath is more terrifying to a republican than Osama bin Laden. You can’t really blame them…