Posted on 09/21/2005 6:31:12 AM PDT by TravisBickle
St. Louis Alderman Thomas E. Bauer became the latest victim in a surge of recall elections in the city Tuesday.
Voters ousted the veteran Democrat, known for campaigning on the back of a donkey, in a special election, with 60 percent supporting the recall. He has five days to resign as alderman of the 24th Ward or he will automatically be removed from office.
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Every politician that even considers taking someone's house for some private company ought to see what happened to this ass-riding jerk.
Bauer made conflict of interest a way of life. He even had the audacity to bring a $2 million lawsuit against constituents who had him cold turkey. The effort to intimidate backfired, and Bauer himself may now be subject of a lawsuit that hopefully will empty some of his bulging pockets.
But will they elect another rat?
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