Dear Readers:
Former State Senator Vincent Leibell is scheduled to be sentenced later this month in connection with his pleading guilty to two counts that amounted to betraying the public trust. He faces two to four years but in reality he'll face two years at club fed. He is just one of 13 legislators plus one governor who has been caught in legal cross hairs since 2008. Truly a culture of corruption in our state capitol. How did this malignancy be allowed to fester for so many years?
The answer is really simple. We allowed it to fester and grow. As long as they "brought home the bacon" we turned a blind eye to everything else. As you can see we have learned really nothing, in spite of the recent convictions, indictments and resignations coming out of Albany. Look how many people have written the court on behalf of our former Senator asking he receive no jail time. This list included politicians, civil servants and just plain folks. They all have in common the same theme. Vincent Leibell or "Uncle Vinny" cared about so many groups and people and did so much good by sending money to these needy groups and people.
The truth is former State Senator Leibell did nothing. He cared about no one but himself. He along with others in the legislature picked our pockets via taxes, fees, surcharges and doled our money to these others. In return expected he their support and votes. Make no mistake he got both. However it was with our money. We did it all. What he did, and what he plead guilty to was to enrich himself with our money.
He behaved is if our money was his and these letters in his behalf re-enforce that belief. They all act as if his benevolence was pure of heart with no strings attached. No, Leibell belongs in jail for he broke the public trust. No more, no less. He belongs in jail as a message to those still in the legislature that the money in the state coffers is ours to be used wisely, not theirs for the taking.
I can excuse most of the group of writers on the Senators behalf for not knowing better as they have been lead to believe with willing help from the media that those monies came from the state without mentioning they were the state. What is unforgivable are the politicians writing in his behalf, for it means they think our money is theirs. This not knowing or caring about the difference should be reason enough not to send them back to office. This is my opinion, you may beg to differ.
Anthony J. Bazzo
You can read more politics on Bazzo at Work or going to http:ltpbazzo.wordpress.com.
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
05/01/11
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