William Jefferson(D-LA) has been indited on sixteen counts of ccrruption. Don Suber says dump the presumption of innocence and prepare the jail cel [1]l.
Congressman headed for the cooler
Democratic Congressman William “the Refrigerator” Jefferson of Louisiana finally faces 16 charges of being a crook — nearly 2 years after the FBI found $90,000 in cold cash in his freezer.[…]
As with Republican Duke Cunningham, Republican Bob Ney and Democrat Jim Traficant — and hundreds more like them — I always give the politician the presumption of guilt in a federal case. The reason is all indictments of elected officials must be cleared by the Office of Public Integrity.
What say you, Mrs. Pelosi?
Addendum:(Bit)
Jerome Armstrong over at My Demented Democrats whines: [2]
Democrats really screwed up by not dealing with Jefferson during the last cycle, because the perception that is created now, is potentially one of hypocrisy. In 2006, they ran against the Culture of Corruption that was among the Republican ranks, and Jefferson too was among the corrupt. The Democrats won power, and now one of their own on on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money laundering.
“Potentially one of hypocrisy” ? I wanna be the one playing poker with this guy. Here’s somebody you just know wouldn’t bet long if he had four aces an a king in his hand. Potentially? Good Lord.
The reason that they didn’t go after Jefferson in the first place, is because they thought they could get away with it. It’s that simple, and that direct. That would also be the explanation for why we didn’t hear anybody from the left the blogs distancing themselves from the man.
Some others commenting: The Strata-Sphere, QandO [3], TPMmuckraker, The Jawa Report [4], Wizbang, Pajamas Media [5]