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| Harrell episode ends with a whimper. |
Today, SC. Rep. Bobby Harrell, a former
Republican speaker of the House, pleaded guilty to six
counts of use
of campaign funds for personal expenses. He has agreed to resign
immediately from his House seat.
The truth is this is a very minor
offense. It is a boring crime. And it's not worth all the fanfare
behind it, except for the position Harrell fell from.
In a plea hearing at the Richland
County courthouse, Harrell was given six one-year prison sentences,
but all were suspended by circuit court Judge Casey Manning. The
sentence fit the alleged crime.
The media had been all over this. But
now it's over. It ended with a whimper, not a bang. Harrell did not
apologize and said it was the stress on his family that compelled him
to finally plead guilty to get it over with.
So another powerful Republican goes
down. The last time it was Lt. Gov. Ken Ard.
Ard also was busted for spending money
in a way government regulations demanded he not.
It's over for Harrell for now. But he
did agree to testify about others. That is a service to the people,
if elected officials or administrators are breaking the law.
In the end there was no taking of
bribes, blackmailing or even sexual harassment as took place with
Democrat hero Bill Clinton.
The opponents got their pound of flesh.
Maybe they will shut up. Or even better can we start to hold ALL
political officials accountable for the damage they cause, rights
they violate, and the laws they break? Would the Obama Administration
like justice to be served upon it, like it was Harrell?
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