Sunday, July 21, 2013

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s friends announce non-profit corporation to pay legal fees: it’s good to be king

What does a modern-day elected official do when faced with mounting legal quandaries? The same thing elected public officials have done since Socrates gave his own apology to the people of Ancient Athens, hire an all-star team of legal sophists. In Gov. Bob McDonnell’s case, however, friends in high places have announced that they are creating a nonprofit corporation titled the “Restoration Fund” to cover the costs of the ‘gov’s’ upcoming legal costs. As you might have noticed by the name of the corporation, McDonnell has already fallen from grace in the minds of his own friends.

Attorneys from Virginia Beach, Stanley Baldwin and Jason Miyares, alongside Hampton Roads entrepreneur Tom Knox stated they are seeking to create the “Restoration Fund” because they believe the legal fees that a long-time public figure like McDonnell might face “could be ruinous.” In other words, McDonnell’s ‘friends’ are once again lending him a financial hand. Does this situation sound familiar?

According to one of the lead sophists in this tragic comedy, The Governor’s friends want to ensure that he can wage a vigorous defense and clear his good name.” Unfortunately for McDonnell’s friends, all the kings’ horses and all the kings’ men can’t put the ethical face back on this fallen Republican star again.

Whether or not McDonnell broke any federal or state laws will be weeded out in the coming months as the investigation into his “friendships” become available for public review. But regardless of whether or not McDonnell broke any laws, he most certainly betrayed the trust the people of Virginia bestow upon their elected officials.

The laundry list of ethical ‘mistakes’ that have been uncovered so far is already enough to bury his political career, and it seems like every week a new scenario unfolds regarding himself or his wife accepting ‘gifts’ that the average Virginian can only dream about. In case our elected representatives have forgotten, they are not supposed to be kings or queens among the masses but, as the name implies, representatives of the people’s political will.


The mistake that McDonnell made was believing that “the people” were only those willing to buy him lavish gifts and whisk him away to exotic locales. 

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