The Good Ol’ Boy Network
July 13th, 2009
Confirming its status as the irresistible peanut-butter and jelly (or “jam” for any passing British readers) combination of the political world, the stupidity and corruption twofer has made another strong showing in recent days.
Its host body this time is Gov. Bill Ritter (D-CO), pictured above in authentic See, I’m a real American, too! mode. Here’s the stupid part.
And now for the corruption.
According to CBS4 Denver, which helpfully omitted any reference to Ritter being a Democrat, Ritter “awarded some of the state’s first stimulus money to his former employer in a no-bid contract.”
This is bad enough but, as per usual, it quickly gets worse: Ritter hired his former law firm, Hogan & Hartson (which has so far profited to the tune of 40,000 taxpayer dollars), to review stimulus spending.
Satisfaction guaranteed!
The Grand Canyon-sized conflict of interest contained therein is apparently invisible to idiot Ritter.
