The Governor of Illinois is not the only politician to respond to getting caught with the goods and indicted for defrauding the public by a show of unbelievable arrogance. Wouldn't expect anything but "righteous indignation" from Unc Joe Bruno hisself, as he is nothing if not a very vain man. But, did you know he hosted a party for the lobbyists and consultants of CMA Consulting (and their "friends") and encouraged them all this way?
Joseph Bruno, the former senator indicted last week, sent out a personal letter to his employees at CMA Consulting last Friday, emphasizing: "If there was ever a time to be righteously indignant, that time is now." The missive arrived by e-mail from Bruno the day before CMA's holiday party at Prime at Saratoga National Golf Club, where Bruno was spotted "laughing, joking and shaking hands like nothing had happened," another source said. About 250 people attended the 25th anniversary of CMA bash and Bruno gave a short speech.
If there were ever a time to counter the lies of those who want to maintain a corrupt and dysfunctional system of highly-centralized governance... that time is now. |
Bruno says: after three years of one of the most sustained and sweeping investigations conducted by the US Attorney's office, I am being indicted today on a perception.
CMA will, indeed, go out and tell the State of NY that the commonly-held perception-- that Joe Bruno was crooked, but too slick to get caught-- is somehow in error. It is not. And crooks should not escape prosecution because they cover their trails too well. The authorities investigating have called the NYS governance system "almost Byzantine." Doubtless, teasing apart the precise places where unc Joe was sucking our blood, or technically/legally defrauding us, will be hard to do. But, it is pretty clear that NYS can no longer afford to be influenced by the lobbyists dedicated to promoting the old system. |
