RenziGate Roundup 3/10

Watching my Google feeds on Renzi is fascinating. Major and minor events in the story ripple outward from Arizona and Washington DC across the nation as major newspaper chains and television networks carry the news. Then the news slops over into smaller papers and local stations. By this time a new development will begin to wash through the system. It is like a wonderful many-tiered punchbowl overflowing with embarrassment for the GOP. Keep up the good fight, Dick!

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Senator McCain says that Renzi is no longer taking part in his campaign for President. But McCain says that it is up to Renzi whether he resigns from Congress. So, Renzi is too radioactive to work on McCain’s campaign, but it’s perfectly fine for him to continue serving in Congress. Anyone care to reconcile those?

Looking at the recent Capital Advantage Power Rankings, the Tucson Citizen’s Blake Morlock asks the question: "Rep. Rick Renzi ranks last with a raw power score of -2.35.
Negative! How do you have negative power? Being stripped of your
committee assignments and getting indicted is a pretty good start." That said indictment has 35-counts, arising from a 26,000 FBI man-hour investigation is just gilding Dick’s bitter pill of impotence…

Even the industry press is taking note of RenziGate, with the Insurance Journal producing a good capsule summary of the case, emphasizing the insurance fraud aspect of the case and including Renzi’s wonderful quote at his arraignment, "I have a lot of faith in my attorneys," Renzi said. "I’ll be OK." An odd response, at best. Former state legislator and attorney Slade Mead pointed out Dick’s quote at his new blog, The Dry Heat:

"Wow, don’t most defendants who plead “not guilty” then say that they
have faith in their innocence or perhaps even something catchy like,
“The truth will set me free”?

Hey, Congressman, here is some free legal advice… at least pretend you are innocent."


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