Elected Criminals and Convicted Criminals

I don’t think much of politicians.  In fact, I think many are in politics simply because they can get away with criminal actions under the guise of legal maneuverings in whatever office they serve.  If politicians were not operating under the safety of the umbrella of their elected annointment, they would simply be petty criminals, embezzelers, check kiters, or some other two bit thief, and thus they would fit right in with actual convicted criminals.

Which is why the following headline makes me laugh, in a very jaundiced way.

State officials ‘embarrassed’ after learning $9M in tax credits went to Richard A. Short, convicted embezzler

I’ll bet State of Michigan officials are embarrassed, but what about Jennifer Granholm?  She was on stage with this Richard A. Short, twenty-four (24) hours earlier, bragging up this guy, the tax credits Short had wrangled from the state, and all the jobs he was going to create with some company he’s allegedly creating called Renewable and Sustainable Companies (RASCO), and now Short is under arrest, again, for parole violations, and stills owes $96K from prior fraud activities.

What a great team.

Additional coverage here.

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