Not that Dems are never indicted, of course, but Republicans are frequently notable for the sheer depth and width of their crimes:
Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and a powerful leader in the state Republican Party, has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with 23 counts, including using his office for personal gain and soliciting things of value.
Hubbard, 52, who led a historic Republican takeover of the state Legislature during the 2010 election, was charged after an investigation in his home county that has lasted more than a year.
The charges against Hubbard include 23 class B felonies. Those charges include:
Four counts of using of his office as Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party for personal gain;
One count of voting for legislation with a conflict of interest;
Eleven counts of soliciting or receiving a thing of value from a lobbyist or principal;
Two counts of using his office as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives for personal gain;
Four Counts of lobbying an executive department or agency for a fee;
One count of using state equipment, materials, etc. for private gain.According to the indictment, Hubbard solicited favors from some of Alabama’s rich and powerful. They include former Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Business Council of Alabama CEO Billy Canary, Hoar Construction CEO Rob Burton, Great Southern Wood CEO Jimmy Rane, former Sterne Agee CEO James Holbrook, lobbyist Minda Riley Campbell, Harbert Management Corp. vice president Will Brooke and political operative Dax Swatek.
Was Hubbard a crook when he was elected in 1998? Or has his incumbency turned him into a crook? On November 4th our incumbent politicians are hoping to turn the wave of fear and anxiety the public is now experiencing into another term in office. Isn’t that a corrupt act? Why do we keep reelecting these crooked bastards? Off with all of their heads on election day.
There is something intrinsically evil about a white Christian Republican, and Hubbard is a sterling example. Fortunately whiteness, Christianity and the GOP are on the declining phase of the curve.