Oh, NOW it’s no big deal
Thursday, September 25th, 2008 By Mike Maurer
The Plain Dealer suggests Gov. Strickland is being a bit self-serving in rejecting petty gifts, and that it’s more important to keep our eyes on the big stuff: “Governor, governor, a framed diploma shouldn’t set off alarm bells. A framed Picasso should. Political treatises aren’t the enemy. It is the $10,000 cash hidden inside of them.”
They even twist the dig: “We also understand the knee-jerk politics that motivate his Boy Scout behavior. Strickland’s first act upon taking office was a beat down on gift-giving to state employees. Why? His predecessor, Bob Taft, was the first sitting governor of Ohio convicted of misdemeanor ethics charges — for failure to report three free rounds of golf.”
Yep, that’s how I remember it too. Stupidity all around. Somehow, though, I don’t remember it being reported that way at the time. Ethics isn’t about ethics. It’s really just part of the clown show.
