Zell Miller takes Georgia citizen's money as his own

[donsu]

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/opinion/12088562.htm

Zell, idol on same track?

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When this nationally famous figure left the governor's office in 1999, he pocketed more than $60,000 in taxpayer funds earmarked for entertainment and other expenses at the Governor's Mansion, WSB-TV investigative reporter Dale Cardwell revealed last week.

Miller also picked up a check for more than $20,000 for "unused leave"-a sum to which he was not entitled as a constitutional officer, Cardwell also reported.

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In essence, Miller says that he was technically eligible to take the mansion money as his own because no one said he could not. "When I retired from state government, I received only what I was advised was legal, ethical and traditional," his statement read, citing an attorney general's official opinion from 1969.

Never mind that every other living governor from Jimmy Carter to Sonny Perdue told reporter Caldwell that they did not consider the mansion money theirs-and that they would not have taken it. The cash was meant for use at the mansion, not for lining the occupants' pockets, they said.
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two things:

As for taking the "unused leave" money, Miller - who served as a constitutional officer from 1975 to 1999 - said he was unaware of the rules barring the state's highest elected officials from cashing out their leave. He paid the money back - six years later - when the Atlanta TV guy started asking questions.

and

Word has it, there's much more to come.
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let a republican near money and it disappears

[Demrock6]

1. That guy never fails to make me think

Was he really ever a Democtat?

[napi21]

2. I don't care about Zell. He's "working" for a private law firm now

and I'm glad he can no longer do anything but run his mouth, BUT...I'm thrilled everytime he gets discredited!!! The Pubs in Ga think he's the greatest Dem in the world, and I hope the stories keep coming! They need to see what their party DID to a guy who once was a Dem and now is just another crooked, evil Pub!

[DemBones DemBones]

3. Isn't that a hoot? That's Bill Shipp's article; it was

in my local GA paper a couple of days ago and I read it then. Twice.

Then I read it out loud to my husband and we laughed.

Zell seemed to be a good governor but now we know he stole from us!