Richardson Probe 'Was Killed in Washington'

Foxnews ^ | 08/27/2009 | AP

[fiscon1]

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and former high-ranking members of his administration won't be criminally charged in a yearlong federal investigation into pay-to-play allegations involving one of the Democratic governor's large political donors, someone familiar with the case said.

[bt-99]

Is anyone surprised? Anyone?

[alloysteel]

Yet, CIA operatives WILL be prosecuted under this Department of Justice, and if possible, a reach-back against members of the Bush Administration will also be pursued. The only criminal act possible under the new set of rules is to lose an election and be forced from office, at which point indictments will be handed down.

But only if related some way to a Republican office holder.

[Pistolshot]

PING

[GeronL]

The Democrats live under different laws than everyone else. Ted Kennedy was a philanderer, how many times did the press go after him for it? He even killed a woman he was taking to a one-night stand and yet he is sainted by the media while Gov Sanford is being hounded by calls to resign.

Different laws for different people.

[OCCASparky]

Different president, different rules. Their corruption doesn’t count.

[Quickgun]

I hope people see what is really happening here. This is a carbon copy of how most of the tyrannical governments of the world gain their takeovers.I hope the CIA comes up with evidence that zero is ineligible to hold office. If anyone can do it, they can. I hope zero and holder have opened the can of worms that will eat them.

[Quix]

Hmmmmm

[Quix]

Hey . . .

the lawmakers are on the team.

the bureaucrats are on the team.

the judges are on the team.

tidy little global village they’ve created . . . these traitors literally from hell.

[greyfoxx39]

From the Albuquerque Journal:

A federal grand jury began an investigation in 2008 into a possible pay-to-play scheme in which lucrative work on state bond deals went to a Richardson donor. The federal probe derailed Richardson's appointment as commerce secretary in President Barack Obama's administration.

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CDR chief executive David Rubin and his firm contributed $110,000 to Richardson political committees in 2003-2005. The largest of those contributions, $75,000, was made less than a week before CDR was selected in June 2004 by the Finance Authority to handle the reinvestment of idle bond proceeds. The firm earned $443,000 in fees for its reinvestment work.

CDR received more than $1 million in fees in May 2004 for serving as a financial adviser on interest rate swaps for the transportation bond issues and as the manager of bond proceeds held in escrow.

[Destroyer Sailor]

No!!!!

[rawhide]

This was not a political decision, but a criminal decision. And I am convinced it reached into the top levels of this facist government.

The democrats think they can get away with every crime, now that they are in complete control. And the MSM will cover their backs!

[4yearlurker]

I think Gomer Pyle summed this up best with two little words.

[Loud Mime]

Perhaps, just perhaps, some patriotic soul in one of these bureaus recognizes real danger and goes to the WSJ with some dirt about the new faction.

I can dream, can’t I?

[ladyvet]

He’ll just be another Czar next week. Meanwhile the CIA...

[popdonnelly]

The Democrats are corrupt, and they are corrupting this nation. Can you imagine if Bush had done something like this with a prominent Republican?

This goes beyond partisan politics, the Democrats are corrupt, period.

[Anti-Bubba182]

“Lumpy” skates, Holder masturbates!

[kellynla]

[w1andsodidwe]

Love your tag line.

A new Fox Opinion Poll shows that 71% of us want them to give back the $700 billion unspent stimulus money. They are tanking worse now than Bush did during the Katrina debacle. And they can't blame it on the republicans except for the turncoats in Maine.

[savedbygrace]

The Obama administration continues to break barriers. Richardson is the first Hispanic White House official, present or former, for whom the Justice Department has formally ordered corruption charges dropped.

Another first for Obama!

[boomop1]

Did he join the New Black Panther Party?

[maggief]

No pay-to-play indictment for Gov.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJMukpe2wgs

[kellynla]

Like I’ve saying for years, since the Clintons have copies of F.B.I. files which I call their “J.Edgar Hoover Insurance Policy”, neither the Clintons or any of the Clintonistas like Fat Sandy Burglar and Fat Bill Richardson will ever see the inside of a jail cell.

Hillary to Bill, “Honey, I knew copies of those F.B.I. files would come in handy.”

[kellynla]

Fat Bill Richardson...the “Los Alamos Loser!”

[RaiderRose]

I worked at a radio station in New Mexico and had the “pleasure” of meeting this man. He is rude, conceited, and self-serving. Every time I see him, I cringe...and it’s not just b/c he’s so amazingly difficult to look at.

Not surprised, but sad that he’s going to get away with it.

[fiscon1]

I am not. I wasn’t sure what had happened to the probe. Now, we know.

[Tunehead54]

"Unrelated" but from the article: "Richardson and members of his staff traveled to Cuba this week for a trade mission. Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos didn't immediately respond to e-mail messages seeking confirmation that no charges were expected from the federal investigation."

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So the Commerce Secretary-Not To-Be confirmed to the zero administration that he was "on their side" and the investigation is to be stopped? What kind of trade might New Mexico do with Cuba?

[bamahead]

Different laws for different people.

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
-George Orwell

[MinuteGal]

I hope Glenn Beck gets on this. It's right up his alley.

Glenn is going to need a two hour TV show every day to save this country.

Leni

[NotSoModerate]

This was the “change” Obama promised. He promised transparency and now we have it: we all clearly see that his administration will let every corrupt Dem, radical, and tax cheat off the hook.

Can they make their intentions any more transparent?

[OneWingedShark]

But they’re scared because people with guns are NOT on the team.

[OneWingedShark]

>Different laws for different people.

Ever get the feeling that vigilante-style justice is the only way Justice will be served?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

[CedarDave]

He’ll just be another Czar next week. Meanwhile the CIA...

Yeah, he may be appointed new CIA director if Panetta resigns.

The only up side is that at last we will get him out of New Mexico and inflict his ineptitude on the rest of the country.

[papasmurf]

[True Republican Patriot]

Bush was terrified to PARDON a TOTALLY INNOCENT AMERICAN PATRIOT FOUND ALLEGEDLY GUILTY ON A TOTALLY TRUMPED UP, FALSE, and ILLEGAL CHARGE that was totally a political hack job against Scooter Libby and this scumbag, Richardson skates FREE with his Mob of Thugs just like the BLACK PANTHER’S VOTER ASSAULTS IN FILTHYDELPHIA!.. MY GOD! ALAS!
OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM turned into a Banana Republic’s i seven short months.............

[OldArmy52]

Our bandit, neo-fascist Administration continues to not surprise anyone but the Obamabots and similar.

[SeattleBruce]

Yet, CIA operatives WILL be prosecuted under this Department of Justice
+++++++++++++++

Department of Injustice - and so it shall be called. This dim bulb government is simply and plainly corrupt and immoral. It’s the Chicago way.

We warned AmeriKa.

[SeattleBruce]

Different laws for different people.
++++++++++++++

Different laws.
Different rules.
Different expectations.

The demonRATS can operate as scoundrels and criminals and get a complete pass.

Is this the society we want?

Where inmates are running the asylum?

[penelopesire]

Yet more ABUSE OF POWER from the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

An outrage an hour from this criminal enterprise.

[SeattleBruce]

I hope the CIA comes up with evidence that zero is ineligible to hold office. If anyone can do it, they can. I hope zero and holder have opened the can of worms that will eat them.
+++++++++++++++

We need to not count on this and to vote them out of office in 11/2010. Do not let up!!

[Chances Are]

More to the point....

Holder....WHACKS IT!!!!

CA....

[ichabod1]

Are these people REALLY untouchable? ReAAAALLLY? Is there no way to get to them?

[ponygirl]

Shocked! and Surprised! and Hogswallered! and I’llbedurned!

[Quix]

That would be nice.

Alas,

they are not afraid even of God Almighty.

They have more technology and other armed power than most folks could even imagine. They also plan to use it step by step.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I’ll just wait for the front page NY Times expose’ to read all about it.

[CPT Clay]

Culture of corruption.

[Munz]

politicians are above the law now apparently

however the CIA operatives who tried to save our country from terrorists will be put on a chopping block

[nufsed]

Is Obama going to investigate Richardson’s comment the he (Obama) is an immigrant?