In a piece of stunningly weak reporting, Time magazine wrote a story last week titled "Michael Scanlon Sentenced as Abramoff Era Ends."
The Abramoff era, however, hardly has ended. According to multiple press reports, both Scanlon and Abramoff were cooperating with federal prosecutors, hinting that more cases would be brought. Well, where are they?
Tom DeLay was in the middle of the scam, and the feds have done nothing with him. Bob Riley was in the middle of the scam, and the feds have done nothing with him. Heck, Riley's even making noises about a run for president. The thought of a fraudster like Riley being anywhere near the White House should send shivers down the spine of anyone who cares at all about democracy.
Did Scanlon and Abramoff really cooperate? Or did the feds gather plenty of damning information on a number of public officials and then decide to do nothing with it? If that is what happened, why did the feds go that course, and who made the decision?
Is this another example of the Obama administration's pathetic "look forward, not backwards" philosophy in action? Does Barack Obama, supposedly a constitutional scholar, recall that he took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution?
For Americans who care about justice, it's a welcome sight to see Michael Scanlon held somewhat accountable for his grotesque crimes. But what about the bigger fish with whom he was closely aligned? What about Tom DeLay and Bob Riley?
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