More Republican corruption

Dropped in to read Booman Tribune just to see what was going on.

Yeah, it is more of the same. The Alabama legislature passed an ethics bill unanimously. That means The Senate voted for it 30 to 0 and the House voted 101 to 0. All the Republicans and all the Democrats agreed to pass it and that it was needed. So Republican Governor Bob Riley 'pocket vetoed' the bill. He did not object to its passage, and had no known complaints with the bill. He simply vetoed it out of the blue, after the Legislature had adjourned.

Why?

Well, it did expand the definition of lobbyists who were required to register with the State Ethics Commission. People who attempt to influence the awarding of state contracts that are issued without the requirement for competitive bidding were covered under the new bill. It is rumored that his own children lobby Gov. Riley for contracts that don't require competitive bidding.
I'm sure that the good people of Alabama wouldn't want to see an ethic bill passed that took payments out of the pockets of the Governor's children, payments they worked really hard for by lobbying their father, would they?

Have I mentioned that the Republican Party is inherently corrupt and that Republican consider the government to belong to them as property? Ask them. Government isn't for the people. It is designed to tax the people so that the money can be given to Republicans, allowing them to become more wealthy.

Hey, if the people are real nice about it, the Republicans might even build an occasional road or building for them. It allows the Republicans to reward their friends, skim even more money out of the government (privatization of toll roads, anyone?) But toll roads are preferred. Otherwise there is a danger that a runaway legislature might actually tax one of the wealthy friends of the Republicans.

Toll roads are almost the perfect scam. No taxes, and the toll road operators actually collect their own graft, while increasing tolls so that the Republicans can't be blamed.

But I digress. Governor Riley just wants to make sure that he leaves his children wealthier than he is, that's all. Surely the people of Alabama can support their leader in that. They do belong to him, don't they?