> In the case of the campaign contributions (again, I don't know the > details) it sounds like he was using the funds for his campaign - to > pay staffers.
Somehow the definition of campaign staffers has been expanded to include the doorman and other staff at his condo (Ritz-Carlton)...read up, it's interesting the back-pedalling and I thought it was okay 'cause my lawyer said so that is swirling around in this. > Now the practice of funneling money from contributors > to staffers is probably rightly illegal because it could defraud the > contributors. Nevertheless, it could also be done in such a way that > it doesn't. Like paying out of his own pocket? > To me, this sounds like a case where it did not. That > is, I certainly wouldn't complain if my contribution was given to a > rock star staffer who really threw down for the cause. I don't have a problem with this. The campaign staff is paid (and should be) with campaign money; that's okay. What is not okay is paying those outside the campaing with campaign money, whether he paid it back or not. Look, the real problem here is going to be credibility. If you're not on the up-and-up, how is it you can expect others to be? It's the same all through Congress on both sides. I don't expect people to be squeaky-clean, though it seems they have to be--or at least appear to be--in order to get elected...but at least _try_ not breaking the law once in office (before would be nice, too). > In the case of banging a teen, you're taking advantage of position of > power to use another human's body and emotions, things that cannot be > replaced or repaired or repaid, thus the injury is more severe and so > should the punishment be. Yes, I understand the definitions of sexual harassment, thanks, but I think perhaps making a less illegal/more illegal argument here is disingenuous... it is either illegal or not. it is either punishable or not. I for one am tired of these self-righteous jackasses, who get caught with their hands in the cookie jar and plead, 'it's okay, I'll pay the money back!" As if somehow that makes the problem go away. It doesn't! I also wanted to point out that it happens on both sides of the aisle and that either way, Rep or Dem they should be taken to task for it. Will he be? Prolly not... and so it goes. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:217838 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
