The idiocy of some people never ceases to amaze.
For the latest example, just look how the political hacks reacted to the recent week of Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett.
First, Corbett’s office was successful in prosecuting former state representative Mike Veon and two others in the Bonusgate scandal, bringing the total number of felony convictions in that corruption investigation to 10. Veon and his cronies were convicted on numerous charges related to using taxpayer money for political campaigns.
Taxpayer money is, in fact, the people’s hard-earned cash that is sent to Harrisburg for the purposes of good government. Using it for anything else, especially campaign activities, is an atrocious breach of the public’s trust.
So sending someone like Veon away with a case of Soap-on-a-Rope should be considered a good thing by all sane and rational Pennsylvanians. Score one for the good guys — us.
Later in the week, Corbett sued the federal government over the passage of health care legislation.
He didn’t do this as a partisan Republican, attacking a Democratic health care bill.
No, his decision was rooted in something much more basic: his belief that it is unconstitutional for the federal government to usurp the rights of the state and force citizens to purchase health care — or risk fines and jail.
Wow. Call me crazy, but isn’t that what a state Attorney General is supposed to do — protect the citizens of his state from criminals and unconstitutional laws?
One would think that in these two instances, the political opponents of Tom Corbett could put partisan politics aside and compliment the man for a job well done. After all, the business-as-usual approach to government in Pennsylvania — AKA corruption — suffered a major blow, and our state’s citizens finally have someone fighting for them and their interests.
One would be wrong.
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And Chris Friend doesn’t know jack about Constitutional law. This suit is a political stunt by a bunch of Republicans running for office in an attempt to find an “activist judge” who will overturn 100 years of legal precedent.
Chris Friend is the dope. Maybe he should figure what he’s talking about before he starts running his mouth off.