The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission unanimously voted this morning to refer to the Attorney General the ongoing investigation of for-profit initiative sponsor Tim Eyman’s alleged misuse of campaign funds, including potential criminal charges. And in a move that could signal additional legal trouble for Eyman, the commissioners also asked the AG to expand the investigation beyond initiatives 1185 and 517, and into other current and past initiative campaigns.
Personally, I don’t really care if Tim actually serves any prison time. But given the seriousness of the allegations and the apparent strength of the evidence, anything short of a felony plea and seven-figure fine would be a disappointment.
Grifting is such an important part of right-wing populism in modern America, Timmeh’s offense is only that he wandered over the legal limit:
The strategic alliance of snake-oil vendors and conservative true believers points up evidence of another successful long march, of tactics designed to corral fleeceable multitudes all in one place—and the formation of a cast of mind that makes it hard for either them or us to discern where the ideological con ended and the money con began.
Am I a bad person because I hope Eyman has to serve time, and because of the cutbacks his activities have necessitated, I hope he gets shipped off to a private for-profit prison in Texas?
“I hope he gets shipped off to a private for-profit prison in Texas?”
You may well be a bad person, but not because of this.
Got pop corn? This could be fun.
We’ll see…
Jail time, please.
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He has always been a crook. Not a very good one and if the “Liberals” of the State Democrats had been less incompetent he would have been stopped a long time ago.