LOL - Dream on.
The Madisons were a sweet elderly couple in Memphis. He is a respected Church elder over a district of AME churches while she ran daycare centers. Together they managed to steal millions (not sure of the exact amount) from the government. Seems they were taking money given to subsidize daycare expenses for poor children. Apparently they were tsaking cruises and buying big cars, vacations etc. on this money. There case was last year around this time. The Judge did not sentence them until the law changed that gave Judges more say in sentencing. Since she no longer had to abide my Federal guidelines she gave them a slap on the wrist.
This Ford thing will be interesting to watch. I hear they
keep things hopping in Tennessee (I'm in VA but plan to move there this summer).
What I really want to see happen is B'rer Ford make good on his ominous warning made to the entire General Assembly up in Nashville earlier this year. He was being investigated for some OTHER law violation and he referenced the famous quote "...people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
You just know John knows where a lot of those bodies are buried in the Tennessee legislature; all the dirty deals and kickback schemes.
I hope during this federal trial he spills the beans on all those damn crooks up there. DemocRAT, Republican, black, white, male, female - I don't discriminate! Chunk 'em all into the slammer!
As NCC said, the scandals down in Shelby County are numerous and varied. King Willie and his cronies, the Ford machine, the totally unnecessary dual city and county commissions, the sorry state of public education, and the neverending tax increases for less public services make for a fascinating mixture of disgust and distrust. It is enough to qualify for the next network reality show.
The political landscape in Shelby County would challenge Jack Bauer. Where pathetic ends, the political process in Shelby County begins.