[At _War_With_Liberals]

" {Taking 8,550} is apparently legal under a 1997 revision to state ethics rules that allows the governor and other state officials to accept gifts from employees and friends who don't do business with his office. "

Outrageous. They changed the rules so that taking payoffs is extremely easy.

Ex-- I am a genearal contractor. Rowland steers contracts my way. I send two subcontractors (sep corps) to his house and do an $ 8550 job, paying for both labor and materials. Then I just write a check for $8550 to the subs.

There are even easier ways to do it.

The idea of a company giving the governor an $8550 gift for no reason is absurd on its face. And the more important question is: WHAT OTHER CORRUPTION IS HE INVOLVED IN?

The fact that someone of his ideology is a good friend of the Bushes is yet another disappointment this year.

[VRWC_minion]

and other state officials

The rats are in charge of the law making in CT. This is a case of "they all do it", just that John is the only one being investigated.