Ohio Gov. May Face State Ethics Charges (AP wire)

[icymist]

By JOHN McCARTHY
Associated Press Writer

April 10, 2006, 1:19 PM EDT


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A state office that monitors lawyer behavior recommended Monday that Gov. Bob Taft be disciplined for failing to report golf outings and other gifts while in office.

Taft pleaded no contest in August to the ethics violations and was fined $4,000. He was the first Ohio governor to be charged with a crime while in office.
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[Demeter]

1. Ooooh! Discipline the Governor!

Who gets first crack with the whip?

Honestly, don't they have copy editors anymore?

[Yogi]

2. Disbar the lowlife.

n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

3. K&R!

[Tiggeroshii]

4. hehehe

=)

[cmd]

5. Great! I want Taft to stay in office until the election.

He just keeps giving.

[sasquatch]

6. And giving and giving

All the Dems have got to do is morph there guys face with his in an add and bingo we win.

[proud patriot]

7. Wheeeeee !

Get those lying cheating republicans :woohoo:

[WhiteTara]

8. try a recall n/t

[cmd]

14. No, no, no, no, no

Keep him right where he is. We want him there. He's harmless. He only has a 6% approval rating. If he leaves the R's could put in someone with some credibility. He's a great asset for us right where he is.

[9119495]

9. Is he up for reelection this year? Is he running again?

I'm not in Ohio but have been trying to keep up on affairs. I know Blackwell is running but is Taft running against him in a primary? Who is the dem?

[lfairban]

12. Term Limits

I believe Taft is prohibited by law from running for another term.

[sasquatch]

15. In the Repub primary its Petro vs Unkle Ruckus Blackwell

[OzarkDem]

10. Up next, Petro

and all the other lowlife GOP scum in Ohio.

[truthisfreedom]

11. he's toast.

[darkmaestro019]

13. Good! Go! Go!

I'm trapped under that slimy dolt's regime. Can we thump him with whiffle-ball-bats or something?

I hadn't even HEARD this and I'm sitting in the middle of the doggone state. Thanks!

[misternormal]

16. Is this criminal still in office after...

...pleading no contest???

If he is... amazing...

[deadparrot]

17. Ohio Gov. Taft could be disbarred

COLUMBUS, Okla., April 11 (UPI) -- The disciplinary counsel of the Ohio Supreme Court has filed a complaint that could lead to Gov. Robert Taft's reprimand or disbarment.

The complaint stems from Taft's no-contest plea in August to failing to disclose golf outings and other gifts from contractors doing business with the state, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Taft was fined $4,000 and repaid $5,700 in gifts.

"Improper conduct on the part of an attorney in government service is more likely to harm the entire system of government in terms of public trust," Disciplinary Counsel Jonathan Coughlan said.

Taft, a member of Ohio's best-known political family and a lawyer, is in his final year as governor. He is barred by state law from running for a third term.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060411-060351-8211r

[OKNancy]

18. LOL - UPI's drop down menu isn't working just right

or something...Columbus, Okla

( Oklahoma has some bad ones but at least we have a squeaky clean Democratic governor )

[flamingyouth]

19. I just noticed that too

Wow - since when did Columbus move to Oklahoma? :D

[Selteri]

20. I hope it is truthful.

Would be nice to see that Ohio may have fallen but has stood back up again.

[leesa]

21. How about tar, feathers and a rail. Strap the son-o-a-bitch on and throw

him out of the state.