Va. Governor under a magnifying glass...

[bobabode]

The lesser of two weevils...

[bobabode]

It gets worse...

"As for Mr. Cuccinelli, he finds himself in a rapidly thickening ethical morass related to the whistle-blower who first alerted federal and state authorities to the McDonnell-Williams back-scratching. In what appears to be a flagrant conflict of interest, Mr. Cuccinelli — who has counted on Mr. Williams for gifts and travel and Mr. McDonnell for political support — gave the green light to embezzlement charges against the whistle-blower, Todd Schneider, former top chef at the Executive Mansion.
Here we have the attorney general of Virginia, who aspires to be governor, prosecuting the chief tormentor of two of his most important patrons. That’s not just a failure of common sense on Mr. Cuccinelli’s part; it’s an ethical lapse.
Under pressure, Mr. Cuccinelli announced Friday afternoon — when relatively few were likely to notice — that his office would now recuse itself from the embezzlement case against Mr. Schneider. He used the flimsy excuse that a former employee of the Executive Mansion, who might be a witness in the Schneider case, is now a fundraiser for his gubernatorial campaign — a fact known to Mr. Cuccinelli for months.
The troubling questions about the McDonnell-Cuccinelli-Williams affair are mounting. Did the governor and his wife accept unreported gifts from Mr. Williams in return for political favors? Did Mr. Schneider’s role as whistle-blower factor in any way into Mr. Cuccinelli’s pursuit of criminal charges against him? How could Mr. Cuccinelli not have remembered that Mr. Williams paid for his family’s summer vacation last year? Virginians deserve answers."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...y.html?hpid=z2

[merrylander]

You are aware that Virginia's Rules of Ethics can be written on the head of a pin.

[bobabode]

Now, Rob...no need to call Virginia's leading lights in the Repugnant Party pin heads.