Wednesday, May 04, 2005
John Kerry Caught in Unethical Behavior; Downies Silent as Usual
If you have been watching the past few weeks as Downies foam at the mouth over alleged ethics violations of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), you would think that Downies have nothing else to say. Well, they haven't. But you would also think that some of the more saner Downies (which completely excludes their national leadership) would realize that someone would search to see if Downies have been behaving themselves as they throw rocks at the GOP. Well, they haven't been so good. And caught in the first web is former presidential candidate and Lurch look-alike John Kerry of Massachusetts, who used proceeds from his hilarious presidential campaign for Boston Red Sox tickets and to pay off parking violations.
Kerry's expenses: That's the tickets
Kerry is a crook - we knew this before he ever ran for President. He has been doing things like this for years.
The question here is: will the national (read: liberal) media make as much of a stink over Kerry's transgressions as they do of Tom DeLay's? Wanna bet that they don't?
If you have been watching the past few weeks as Downies foam at the mouth over alleged ethics violations of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), you would think that Downies have nothing else to say. Well, they haven't. But you would also think that some of the more saner Downies (which completely excludes their national leadership) would realize that someone would search to see if Downies have been behaving themselves as they throw rocks at the GOP. Well, they haven't been so good. And caught in the first web is former presidential candidate and Lurch look-alike John Kerry of Massachusetts, who used proceeds from his hilarious presidential campaign for Boston Red Sox tickets and to pay off parking violations.
Kerry's expenses: That's the tickets
WASHINGTON - Sen. John F. Kerry tapped campaign funds for Red Sox tickets and to pay nearly $300 in overdue Boston parking tickets in March, records show.
Kerry's Senate campaign committee wrote a $287 check to the City of Boston Parking Clerk on March 31, 2005. The Bay State senator listed ``travel expense'' as the purpose for the expenditure.
Kerry leased a car for campaign-related travel in Massachusetts that was cited for about a half-dozen parking tickets in Boston.
Most of the tickets were issued in October and November 2003 and not paid until more than 15 months later in March 2005 after accruing penalty fees.
``They were leftover tickets we only found out about when we closed out the lease,'' Kerry spokeswoman Jenny Backus said. "The car was used for the Senate campaign by staffers and volunteers.''
Kerry, meanwhile, used presidential campaign funds for a $3,150 tab for Boston Red Sox tickets in July when he threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park before the Democratic National Convention.
A Federal Election Commission spokesman said congressmen are entitled to pay for parking tickets and other expenses from their campaign funds as long as they were ``campaign-related.''
Kerry is a crook - we knew this before he ever ran for President. He has been doing things like this for years.
The question here is: will the national (read: liberal) media make as much of a stink over Kerry's transgressions as they do of Tom DeLay's? Wanna bet that they don't?
