Apparently the governor of Virginia has broken the law. And as bad as it looks for him, it might be getting even worse. He took stuff, money and things, in return for favors that only he, the governor, could bestow. These favors were to the same individual who gave him money and its the same guy who also gave gifts to his family.. The governor does not seem to be in danger of going to jail for this but some convicts are where they are now, in the slammer, for breaking similar laws. They got prosecuted. But the governor thinks he's entitled to a 'get out of jail free card' because he is the governor of Virginia.
So he is returning some of the gifts he received, and some of the money his family took. You know, so the law enforcers, they should leave him alone.. Hmm. Lets see, Virginia's Attorney General is a cohort of his and he is also a Republican, and apparently he has a dirty hands problem of his own. . So can anyone depend on him to enforce the law? Equally?. . . This is a nice kettle of fish, huh?. I wonder how many cons would get out of jail if we allowed them the same standard of law enforcement the governor wants for himself. But I think he is in real trouble because its all petty stuff. Not so many zeros. And I love his nickname. Governor Vaginal Probe.
Still, governors have to put their hands on bibles and swear to uphold the law, don't they? Well, maybe he forgot. Or maybe for him to put his hand on a bible and swearing to something is the same as him not putting his hand on a bible and swearing to something.
Maybe he doesn't' know what us citizens think when our officials do stuff like that. Guess what governor?
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So he is returning some of the gifts he received, and some of the money his family took. You know, so the law enforcers, they should leave him alone.. Hmm. Lets see, Virginia's Attorney General is a cohort of his and he is also a Republican, and apparently he has a dirty hands problem of his own. . So can anyone depend on him to enforce the law? Equally?. . . This is a nice kettle of fish, huh?. I wonder how many cons would get out of jail if we allowed them the same standard of law enforcement the governor wants for himself. But I think he is in real trouble because its all petty stuff. Not so many zeros. And I love his nickname. Governor Vaginal Probe.
Still, governors have to put their hands on bibles and swear to uphold the law, don't they? Well, maybe he forgot. Or maybe for him to put his hand on a bible and swearing to something is the same as him not putting his hand on a bible and swearing to something. Maybe he doesn't' know what us citizens think when our officials do stuff like that. Guess what governor?
When you swear on a bible, that's heavy stuff and we have a perception that 'what you are saying is truthful' and that you are going to honor what you say. Maybe in Virginia they think that swearing-in stuff is just some ritual for the TV cameras..
The more I learn about Virginia's officials the more their governor reminds me of other GOP governors, especially the governor of Florida. They both seem to think being associated with lawless behavior is ok, and that wandering down this path doesn't negatively affect their political stature.
When I was a kid it was not unusual for me to sneak into the movies. Without realizing it maybe I was getting myself prepped to be a Republican and then, somewhere, I just took a wrong (or right) turn in the road.
But what is it with these GOP governors and law breaking?
Lets take our governor, you know, the guy who took the 5th 75 times because he thought it would keep him out of jail, here, in Florida. He built a business that was so sturdy it could withstand a fine of a billion and half dollars. Wooo. Oooo. Now that's some trick. Makes the Virginia gov look like a piker. And his company deserved that fine because they were caught defrauding, and overbilling and otherwise stealing money from Medicare and Medicaid.
Stories in the Miami Herald are regularly reporting on people getting caught doing this poop. In fact, so many crooks are stealing from Medicaid it seems like its almost the 'crime de jour' in South Florida.. One of the governor's supporters, trying to drum up votes during the election, said to me, no one was more qualified to come up with legislation to stop this kind of poop. He said it with a straight face, too. Well, I'm still waiting for corrective legislation..
And, far as I know, culpable people are still allowed to work for companies that were fined. What? How does that make sense? Does anyone think people who do this stuff even want to forget how to do what they did? I think they just get better at hiding it.
I think I can help here, you know, with an real idea or two. Like, 'all culpable employees, along with all executive officers of a company fined for bilking Medicaid and Medicare, be prohibited from working for any company who sends bills to Medicaid or Medicare. For a period of five or ten years.' And another one. 'All bills submitted to Medicare and/or Medicaid require a signed, under penalty, statement that the person submitting the bill does not know of any inflated or otherwise wrongful charges on the bill.' Hey Soose, its so easy if you want to do something.
What gets me is, here are these self righteous GOPers pontificating about how much Medicare and Medicaid is costing us taxpayers, (they do this as a tactic, so you will vote for them I guess), when all the time a lot of the cost comes from their misbehavior. How can we expect them to pass sensible new legislation to prevent this kind of stuff when some of them are profiting from it?
I think, our governor should open a few foreign off-shore bank accounts and put a pet on top of his car when he goes on vacation trips. Then he might be eligible for inclusion in the next GOP primary. To me he's a perfect fit with that last GOP presidential primary group. Hey, if he makes the GOP primary I just thought of a good slogan for him . . . 10,10,10.
And don't these GOP governors realize a lot of jobs are in jeopardy? As an example, some of the proposals they are suggesting are threatening jobs, and some of those job losses are from the future of the newest 'aroma technology'.
Just think, with Florida's governor wanting people to 'pee in bottles' and the Virginia governor wanting pregnant women to have 'vaginal probes' with electronic equipment, the entire future of 'smell-o-vision' is in jeopardy.
The more I learn about Virginia's officials the more their governor reminds me of other GOP governors, especially the governor of Florida. They both seem to think being associated with lawless behavior is ok, and that wandering down this path doesn't negatively affect their political stature.
When I was a kid it was not unusual for me to sneak into the movies. Without realizing it maybe I was getting myself prepped to be a Republican and then, somewhere, I just took a wrong (or right) turn in the road.
But what is it with these GOP governors and law breaking?
Lets take our governor, you know, the guy who took the 5th 75 times because he thought it would keep him out of jail, here, in Florida. He built a business that was so sturdy it could withstand a fine of a billion and half dollars. Wooo. Oooo. Now that's some trick. Makes the Virginia gov look like a piker. And his company deserved that fine because they were caught defrauding, and overbilling and otherwise stealing money from Medicare and Medicaid.
Stories in the Miami Herald are regularly reporting on people getting caught doing this poop. In fact, so many crooks are stealing from Medicaid it seems like its almost the 'crime de jour' in South Florida.. One of the governor's supporters, trying to drum up votes during the election, said to me, no one was more qualified to come up with legislation to stop this kind of poop. He said it with a straight face, too. Well, I'm still waiting for corrective legislation..
And, far as I know, culpable people are still allowed to work for companies that were fined. What? How does that make sense? Does anyone think people who do this stuff even want to forget how to do what they did? I think they just get better at hiding it.
I think I can help here, you know, with an real idea or two. Like, 'all culpable employees, along with all executive officers of a company fined for bilking Medicaid and Medicare, be prohibited from working for any company who sends bills to Medicaid or Medicare. For a period of five or ten years.' And another one. 'All bills submitted to Medicare and/or Medicaid require a signed, under penalty, statement that the person submitting the bill does not know of any inflated or otherwise wrongful charges on the bill.' Hey Soose, its so easy if you want to do something.
What gets me is, here are these self righteous GOPers pontificating about how much Medicare and Medicaid is costing us taxpayers, (they do this as a tactic, so you will vote for them I guess), when all the time a lot of the cost comes from their misbehavior. How can we expect them to pass sensible new legislation to prevent this kind of stuff when some of them are profiting from it?
I think, our governor should open a few foreign off-shore bank accounts and put a pet on top of his car when he goes on vacation trips. Then he might be eligible for inclusion in the next GOP primary. To me he's a perfect fit with that last GOP presidential primary group. Hey, if he makes the GOP primary I just thought of a good slogan for him . . . 10,10,10.
And don't these GOP governors realize a lot of jobs are in jeopardy? As an example, some of the proposals they are suggesting are threatening jobs, and some of those job losses are from the future of the newest 'aroma technology'.
Just think, with Florida's governor wanting people to 'pee in bottles' and the Virginia governor wanting pregnant women to have 'vaginal probes' with electronic equipment, the entire future of 'smell-o-vision' is in jeopardy.
Here is a trivia question for ya, "How many former governors of Illinois are in the slammer?" I think that last guy made a critical error when he ran as a Democrat. He should have gotten elected as a Republican. Selling job appointments? For them? A Piece of cake. That's just job training for when they become lobbyists.
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