Let’s be even more honest. Democrats have run this state almost completely since the end of Reconstruction. Yes, there have been Republican governors, but we also know that as an institution the office of Governor is much weaker in Alabama than the Legislature.

Consequently, when it comes to situations in which there is corruption in places of power, doesn’t it naturally follow that the party that has been in power for well over a century will probably suffer the most? A a Republican, I freely admit that, had the situation been reversed, Republicans would be the one’s bearing the brunt of this investigation. That said, this is the system the Democratic Party, which for years was the only party of any worth in this state, has used for quite a long time. The main difference is that people are now more aware of it and, with a viable political alternative, much less likely to countenance corruption.

I can only imagine how annoying it must be for a legislator to face scrutiny for having a bogus job at a two-year college when legislators since before he was born enjoyed the same benefits without any public censure. Yet times are different, the media is more accessible to all, and there is actually partisan competition in this state to point out when either party has stepped over the line. I will take the partisan squabbling such a system brings over the quiet support of malfeasance and incompetence a one-party system brings any day of the week.

two-year - college corruption:

There’s more money where that came from.
Heck, taxpayers don’t care. They just work for it.

I will tell you point blank. There is no coordination between the state GOP and the investigation. Sixty Minutes can call me if they are so interested in the truth. I don’t much think they are.

I don’t think it is in dispute that the two year college system is corrupt and has been grossly abused by many of the people involved.

What is suspect is utilizing the investigation and indicting individuals for partisan gain. And I don’t mean running for office on a ticket of outing corrupt dems and [sacrificial Pubs].

I mean coordinating the timing of indictments and announcements from the Northern District to conform with the wishes of the state republican party.

Do you not find it odd that so many GOP insiders and elected officials are running around Montgomery with so much “inside” information about this investigation?

I really don’t expect you to see anything wrong with this situation since you have likely [i hope I’m wrong] been drinking the cool aid too long to be able to see things objectively, which again, is why I shudder to think of what you’re teaching the students at Auburn.

Roy Johnson is the one who made it easy for the legislators to get jobs where they had to do little or no work for ther pay. As long as they voted Roy’s way and turned a blind eye to his dealings, they were fine. Don’t forget that this even touches the Turnham family business. Tim Turnham plead guilty because he was caught red handed paying kickbacks and bribes and funneling money to candidates in return for business in the two-year system. That’s all on the record and no longer a point of dispute.