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Scuba

(53,475 posts) Fri May 25, 2012, 07:49 PM May 2012

Shock! Waukesha’s Republican DA declines to prosecute Republican Mitt Romney

http://bloggingblue.com/2012/05/25/shock-waukeshas-republican-da-declines-to-prosecute-republican-mitt-romney/

Mitt Romney won’t face criminal charges for passing out free subs on primary election day in Waukesha, District Attorney Brad Schimel announced Friday.

Gee, nobody could see that coming.

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Shock! Waukesha’s Republican DA declines to prosecute Republican Mitt Romney (Original Post) Scuba May 2012 OP

I wonder if Politicalboi May 2012 #1

There would have been immediate calls for a special counsel and impeachment Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #6

I went to high school with Brad htuttle May 2012 #2

He was never going to beause... hrmjustin May 2012 #3

but if a guy gets a cigarette from a campaign worker for a Dem ... zbdent May 2012 #4

Maybe Soglin hasn't heard about "sub gate". Scuba May 2012 #5

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

1. I wonder if

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 07:58 PM

May 2012

They would have charged Obama? YES they would have.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)

6. There would have been immediate calls for a special counsel and impeachment

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #1)

Sat May 26, 2012, 05:58 PM

May 2012

you can take that $10K to the bank IMHO, esp. since there are some delusional Congressmen whom think that President Obama ALREADY deserves to be impeached.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

2. I went to high school with Brad

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 07:58 PM

May 2012

Knew him rather well about 30 years ago. Hard to imagine him as a conservative.

Then again, people change, I guess.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. He was never going to beause...

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 08:21 PM

May 2012

it would make the DA look bad. Yes I know you will rightly point out that Romney broke the rules, but you and I know that it was a reach to think that he would have pursued it.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

4. but if a guy gets a cigarette from a campaign worker for a Dem ...

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 08:45 PM

May 2012

then that's prosecutable ...

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. Maybe Soglin hasn't heard about "sub gate".

Reply to zbdent (Reply #4)

Fri May 25, 2012, 08:47 PM

May 2012

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