I told CJ, Gabby’s press secretary, that I was planning on doing a strongly critical post about the National Journal’s article "The New Center." In response he sent me a pithy email with the subject line "Three Reasons Why Being in the Center Makes Sense." Its contents were succinct: 153,885 – the number of registered … Read more
Governor Napolitano says Dick is depriving CD 1 voters of effective representation by not resigning • "Arizona Gov. Napolitano Urges Indicted Rep. Renzi to Resign" The Tucson Citizen editorial staff agrees that Dick cannot effectively represent his constituents under these circumstances and should resign • "Indicted Renzi Should Resign" Notable Quotes: Ann Kirkpatrick, former state … Read more
Link: Tucson Citizen Editorial Board – Criticized for talking to constituents. Mark Kimble noted the AZ GOP’s press release criticizing Gabby for directing her staff to meet with constituents (including yours truly) about impeachment proceedings: Judi White, chair of the local Republicans, criticized Giffords for asking her chief of staff to talk with a group … Read more
Upon learning that Rep. Giffords sent her Chief of Staff, Maura Policelli to meet with DFA/Tucson about impeachment, the Pima County GOP issued a press release which stated: "Gabby Giffords’ Chief of Staff Maura Policelli tonight will be the special guest at a meeting of the Tucson chapter of Democracy for America, a far left-wing … Read more
The following is based on allegations and purported evidence contained in the US Attorney’s indictment, not personal knowledge. Renzi and others named in the indictment are considered by the law to be innocent until proven guilty by a court of law – but that’s lawyer-blather for "he’s guilty as sin, we just gotta get 12 folks to see what’s plain as day."
There are two major conspiracies at the heart of the case against soon-to-be-former Representative Rick "Dick" Renzi: how he stole from his own insurance clients to buy his way into Congress in the first place and then lied repeatedly to try to cover it up, and how he then abused his office to bully legitimate businesses into a shake-down and kick-back land deal to cover his own debts and then lied to cover that up, too.
Continue reading about what the indictment means after the click…