kelly is just an example of the obama supporters who stole signs,who created the obama truth squads, who made others almost afraid to put a mccain/palin sticker on thier vehicle unless the vehicle be vandilized.

what does kelly forbode. card check for people who are trying to opt or reject union organazation? freedom act? whoes freedom? the freedom of the left that suppres free speech in our universities? why is it that the freedom act only applies to radio?

I think the prospect of this public humiliation would do wonders to get most officials’ heads on straight. One enhancement would be appropriate: each citizen should be allowed one swat to the politician’s backside with a rolled-up newspaper (no concealed bats or tire irons allowed).

Think about the prospect of a dysfunctional and over-budget bridges or highways being lined with stocks providing convenient access to the responsible official’s backside to thousands of aggrieved commuters…

And in this case, think about thousands of citizens being given the opportunity to impress upon Helen Jones-Kelley the true meaning of “freedom of speech”…

Oh well, I can dream, can’t I?

Translated from Governese:
“Sorry Helen, but you were spooking the marks, and we just don’t need that right now. I hear Underbus is hungry, why don’t you take an early lunch and go feed him?”

Nah, they’ll say she didn’t really do anything illegal, give her a slap on the wrist and she’ll be back. Either that or she’ll be tapped by Obummer for a cabinet level position. Maybe Computer Czar, sumthin’ like that.

I am a registered Republican and absolutely did not vote for Ted Strickland. However, I have been pleased with his work as governor up to this incident. He has been a far better governor than Bob Taft ever was. (Of course, a dead potted plant would have been a better governor than Bob Taft ….) Strickland is actually getting all the various levels of education working together to improve opportunities for college education for students.

Therefore, I was quite disappointed to see him support this woman initially. Now it appears that he is trying to do something about it – albeit it after the election.

Of course, his party – which ran on the corruption of the Republican officials – has already lost the attorney general to charges that make all the previous charges against Republicans look slight in comparision. Then this …

Then, of course, we have Jennifer Brunner who sold her soul to get Obama elected. I look forward to the day when she realizes that Obama didn’t need Ohio to win and therefore doesn’t owe her anything. Hopefully, in 2010 she will join the crowd under his bus.

And Joe … he should sue. Although I will be paying for the judgment out of my taxes, in the long run he would be helping to protect my rights by doing so.

Should she be sued? Of course if only to force the government to make it official policy that appearing on the news is not grounds to go digging through someone’s private records. What’s more, releasing that information to the press is completely irresponsible and unethical. Joe isn’t the issue here. It’s a question of too much power without proper checks and balances.

Then, JTP’s lawyers need to have at her with guns a-blazin’.

Remember one prediction:What Ohio officials did in rifling through so many of Joe Wurzelbacher’s files will serve as ample precedent. (Just watch, by the way: Nobody ever will be effectively disciplined for the violation of Wurzelbacher’s rights.) No…

Then great!

Honestly, I don’t think Obama had any actual involvement in this, except to say that a leader creates the environment his subordinates work in. She felt like she could get away with it and it was necessary.
Says something about the employee, but it does cast aspersions toward her “employer”.
His denouncing her publically – and any shenanigans like this – would go a long way to establishing his much, much needed crediblilty among non-Obamabot cultists.

“due to the possibility, as yet unconfirmed, that a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in political fund raising.”

New charge.

Exit question: Should JTP still sue? He’s finally paid off his tax lien so it’s not like he needs the cash anymore.

Principles Allah? Um, suing might perchance dissuade more illicit government snooping of private citizens in the future. Sheesh.

Paid leave?!?!?!?.

Yep. I got thirty days of that every year when in the military (a long time ago). If that was punishment, I sure wasn’t aware of it.

PAID LEAVE: In the real world, that’s what we call a paid vacation.