but I just can not refrain myself.

I hope they grow old and die alone in prison.

Glad you're here, too!

I know, I know... shouldn't, shouldn't, shouldn't. BUT IT FEELS SOOOOOO GOOD!!! And I guess it feels so good because it's set against a backdrop of hundreds of cads like this asshole and his wife - getting away with it, getting a rap on the knuckles if anything at all, not having to pay for all the fancy goodies and not having to pay because they took advantage like that and used their political positioning to line their own pockets and rake in a bunch of ill-gotten gain. People like him forget that when they aspire to public office, they become Public SERVANTS. Get that last part? SERVANTS. You're in public office, you work for the public. For the greater good of the public. THEY'RE your employer and THEY'RE YOUR boss. It's not the other way around. Something the "royal romneys," mitt and ann would never want to admit or recognize.

But even Prince Charles of England remembers what his position really is and how he's OBLIGATED, and he's of real documented honest-to-goodness blue-blooded royalty, not the crass nouveau-riche kind we have in this country. His motto as Prince of Wales is "I Serve." I believe it's on his signet ring and his coat-of-arms. And it's something he's been brought up with, so he's lived it all his life - that sense of obligation that he owes. One reason why I do appreciate the British royals. (And I know that's a loaded statement around here, too - and I can totally appreciate where those who don't appreciate the monarchy are coming from.) But the royals of the UK grew up with this sense of noblesse oblige - much blessed, much OBLIGATED. You are OBLIGATED when you're born into wealth and privilege. You are OBLIGATED, especially if you're born into a sense of obligation - to help, BECAUSE you can. BECAUSE. It's instilled in you - to those you serve in that high position - that you are OBLIGATED to them. That's why they do so much charity work, and are patrons of so many causes. In this country, the Kennedys were like that. Fabulous wealth and privilege, but almost all of that first generation of kids (at the JFK/RFK/Teddy/Shriver level) went into public service in some way.

These sleazy Virginia grifters just thought it was their big fat free cherry pie to dig into whenever they wanted. The easy way to the high life. Use your high-level position that the people of your state entrusted to you - to enrich YOURSELF!!! That's evidently where EX-gov. & mrs. Gimme Freestuff went, did not pass "Go," and did not collect $200. (Although, in the beginning, it was more like nearly $200-THOUSAND dollars' worth, I think). They sure didn't collect any $200 today.

As a pro-choice advocate, I am LOVING this! RELISHING this! I realize it's unconnected, but this just seems like sweet, sweet, incredibly sweet justice for that asshole with his forced vaginal probes and ultrasounds. Forcible entry into a woman's vagina without her consent? Where I come from, that's called rape. In his case, it was State-Sponsored Rape. Even worse: State-MANDATED Rape! So maybe he goes to prison and finds out what it's like to be on the receiving end of that kind of thing? I wouldn't wish THAT on anybody, either. Not even him. But I do wonder what such an outcome might do to his narrow, misogynistic mindset?

Most of the problems that bedevil the GOP come from lack of empathy. That bad stuff happens to Other. To "Those People." They hate "empathy." They laugh at it and scoff at it and sneer at it. It's a description of derision, diminishment, a clear diss. And it's why they don't know and don't care and don't want to have to change. It's why the all-white leaders of Ferguson MO say "racial problem? WHAT racial problem?" They don't know, don't care, and don't recognize anything as needing fixing. It's why so much of the persecution of women is led by, instigated by, legislated by, and dictated by mostly men.

If you're a criminal and convicted of your criminality in a fair trial, it's not so much bad fortune as the natural and predictable consequences for your actions. Toss 'em in the clink.

I know it's not nice to celebrate the demise of anybody, even an incredibly crooked politician with fascist tendencies and his wife who together but up an unbelievable defense.
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Aren't I terrrible, just terrible?

Glad you're here! Yes, I know that one also. One should not celebrate at others' bad fortune.

BUT IT'S SO DAMN TEMPTING IN THIS CASE!!!!!!!!

AND BRILLIANTLY AND EXQUISITELY WELL-DESERVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You sure won't find me weeping!

And of course, they'll appeal, yes? And drag that on for years???

sigh

Maybe they'll end up squirrelled away on that super-secret airlift to be deposited on that beach in Fiji clutching the tie clasp and breathing their last, just like Ken Lay.....



Gotta have some CS fun, on occasion! Wasn't that a closed casket service Kenny Boy had....?

I find myself wondering even lo these many years later - what the story was on that. He sure skipped out at a - um - mighty convenient time. That was one helluva way to beat the rap.

Or he reaches over, while sunbathing on his multicolored beach towel, to turn on his transistor radio and hears....

Or is it Gov of WI Koch Whore Scott Walker

Or Gov of MI Fascist Dictator Rick Snyder

Pat McCrook of North Carolina.
I'm sharpening up those coffin nails, just in case.

McDonnell was pretty blatant about it.

McDonnell would have used the power of god, the power of his office and some type of magic wand to further restrict womens health care. Whats a little graft and corruption between men of faith?

Still it seems that Pat Robertson is loosing his touch. He should have known something was amiss when god only lent McDonnell a Ferrari, took him out for a night on the town and did not buy him a Mercedes-Benz.

The man misuses the power of office to oppress health care and the world goes......... meh,
The man misuses the power of office to get hisself a joy ride and its time to get out the colored (orange) jumpsuit.

They know what they know and their gosh damn sure they know.
Heck if one of their heroes ran 'em down with a truck, writing a ticket would be a witch hunt on the part of a tyrannical gubbment.

Cant wait for them to find their own personal river in Egypt concerning the effects of gravity and high places.

... is that juries are getting tougher on these kinds of things I think. Proving there was an actual quid-pro-quo beyond a reasonable doubt would be impossible without a receptive jury.

This kind of corruption is rampant IMHO and I hope this is the first of many who have to face justice.

but he will never see a jury.

McDonnel must have done something really bad to have the hammer put down on him. So many others have taken bribes and flew, flew away.

The whole system is corrupt as heck and this is the only guy to get nailed? He sure pissed off some PTB.

in my home state of Virginia. We had a complete swipe during the last elections (gov, lt-gov and attorney gen.) and now we are cleaning house as well. I hope McDonnel spends a long time behind bars and that the virginia assembly passes tighter laws regarding
gifts and donations to elected officials. Its a joke right now.

Gov Mc Auliffe is trying very hard to get the medicaid expansion through, but its blocked because the GOP still control the house. Hopefully this will change. Virginia is turning bluer at every election.

Would love love love to see it.

Hope his sentence is long.

Why were they "cash-strapped"? He was governor ffs.

Hopefully "Ooops" Perry will be next.

Someone who lectures the president to not overspend, want private plane flights, golf trips, extravagant wedding for their daughter even though they didn't have the money for it! Karma is a you know what!

The mass media can not avoid covering this any longer, can they?

that I'm smiling?

It released stress,lowers your blood pressure,helps you stay positive and is contagious.So keep smiling Jill. Cause I'm smiling too, well more this than .

including this one:

Sorry that we have such awful people in public service.

And what a lousy jail it is.

*Humming Moon River*

I was singing it along immediately!

The "two grifters..." gave it away. WELL DONE!!!

It is time for a few more to face the music also. I would be suspicious if a Rolex appeared and when I found a Ferrari in my driveway and even more when I drove it.

he's running for Gov against Wendy Davis.

Ted Cruz, Stockman, and Gohmert.

Too many people like McDonnell think that their lofty status -- in his case as Governor -- means he's exempt from the rules that the rest of us have to follow. Not so.

I do feel sorry for the state. Not one ounce of pity for the perps. Since when can you think any of this was not wrong.