Here's a twist on the old "Culture of Corruption" Meme
Well, well, well....a Republican registers as a Democrat and then takes bribes.....
"Former N.C. Rep. Michael Decker, Sr. of Forsyth County pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to crimes associated with efforts to elect Jim Black to another term as speaker of the House in 2003. Court documents tell of a deal made with an unnamed legislator that resulted in Decker receiving envelopes stuffed with checks and cash....According to court documents, after the results of the November 2002 general election left the House with 61 Republican members and 59 Democratic members, Decker, a Republican, solicited and agreed to accept $50,000 and other gifts in return for switching parties and supporting a particular candidate for speaker of the House. In January 2003 Decker publicly announced he had changed his registration to Democrat. Later in 2003, Decker accepted an envelope containing about $38,000 in checks and $12,000 in cash in return for switching parties and supporting a particular candidate. While the candidate was not specifically mentioned in court documents, that candidate was Jim Black."
Hmmmm.....who would you say is more corrupt....Decker or the ones who solicited him?
Meanwhile, Democrats have gotten awfully quiet on the whole "culture of corruption" meme. Ever since two of their own got nabbed in their own ethics probes! It seems that is backfiring on them!
The Dems say that the "culture of corruption" will make a reappearance during the fall campaigns. I certainly hope so. For when it comes to corruption - the Democrats are no cleaner than their counterparts on the right! No single party holds a lock on corrupt officials!
"Former N.C. Rep. Michael Decker, Sr. of Forsyth County pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to crimes associated with efforts to elect Jim Black to another term as speaker of the House in 2003. Court documents tell of a deal made with an unnamed legislator that resulted in Decker receiving envelopes stuffed with checks and cash....According to court documents, after the results of the November 2002 general election left the House with 61 Republican members and 59 Democratic members, Decker, a Republican, solicited and agreed to accept $50,000 and other gifts in return for switching parties and supporting a particular candidate for speaker of the House. In January 2003 Decker publicly announced he had changed his registration to Democrat. Later in 2003, Decker accepted an envelope containing about $38,000 in checks and $12,000 in cash in return for switching parties and supporting a particular candidate. While the candidate was not specifically mentioned in court documents, that candidate was Jim Black."
Hmmmm.....who would you say is more corrupt....Decker or the ones who solicited him?
Meanwhile, Democrats have gotten awfully quiet on the whole "culture of corruption" meme. Ever since two of their own got nabbed in their own ethics probes! It seems that is backfiring on them!
The Dems say that the "culture of corruption" will make a reappearance during the fall campaigns. I certainly hope so. For when it comes to corruption - the Democrats are no cleaner than their counterparts on the right! No single party holds a lock on corrupt officials!
posted by The Lady Logician at
5:30 PM
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