Another domino falls
Former (as of yesterday) Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty is the latest of the rogues' gallery to do the perp walk in what is becoming the Federal Prosecutors' Full Employment Act.
That makes three snagged, so far, by the Theft of Honest Services statute that can be summed up thusly: "The way public business has always been conducted in South Florida."
Three out of seven. One more, and they'll have a quorum of the Palm Beach County Government in Exile.
You know that row of Commission mug shots that greets you at the airport in West Palm as you arrive from the concourse? Here's an idea: replace them with digital picture frames. It may cost a little extra up front, but in the long run we'll save money.
CHAN LOWE has been the Sun Sentinel’s first and only editorial cartoonist for the past twenty-six years. Before that, he worked as cartoonist and writer for the Oklahoma City Times and the Shawnee (OK) News-Star.
Comments
Of course, the investigation has gotten the majority of the Palm Beach County commission merely because that is where the investigation started. I see no evidence that the results would be different if they investigated any county in Florida, or probably anywhere in the United States. I say get rid of elections and replace them with a jury duty-like random selection. I'm sure the vast majority of randomly selected individuals would bring a much higher ethical standard to government than we get by electing people from a pool of individuals who all crave political power.
Posted by: Tom | January 10, 2009 11:57 PM