[snarks_when_bored]

Is there a list of the names of the resignees and their former positions? If so, let’s post it here...

[Cyber Liberty]

This is a reason why I’d like to see Jindal passed over for McQueeg’s VP slot. He has to much going for him in LA, and could make the place an example for other states. He needs to stay and be left to do the job for which he applied.

[Bigun]

Isn't it amazing what shining a little light into a dark corner will accomplish.

Me thinks more light in more corners would be a VERY good thing!

[winner3000]

(In some cases, such as the ethics board, nearly all have left.)

The ETHICS Board! It sounds more like the UN Human Rights Committee! Go Bobby!

[gunnedah]

All of government from DC to the smallest hamlets in America have become cultures of corruption and need to be cleaned out.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

I am not sure that convictions of government officials is the best way to measure corruption. In Washington State our Federal Attorney refused to investigate vote fraud, which according to this measure would show that King County Election officials are not corrupt.

[anymouse]

Granted, it’s possible that some of these politicians simply consider their financial information personal, and do not wish to disclose it. That might be plausible, if there were only a handful of resignations. But not when the numbers hit the triple-digits. Maybe, just maybe, the resignations are indicative of the depth of corruption in the state. Too bad Gov. Jindal wasn’t in charge of evacuating New Orleans.

ALG Perspective: Whatever Louisiana just passed, Congress needs to do the same thing on the federal level. Then, the next session of Congress can be held in a bread box.

[MarkT]

Actually, folks, the headline and implied conclusion is wrong. The people who are resigning are, for the very vast part, are good citizens who served on boards, as I did in the 80’s, with the best of intentions to serve such endeavours as the improvement of city parks, security districts (where we citizens voted an increas in taxes on only ourselves to promote better security protection) and the like. We now find ourselves required to disclose our personal financials as a result of trying to help. It is a good idea but as usual the law of unitended consequences takes its toll. They (we) are not pols seeking to pad our admittedly large wallets but rather to help the community.

[Condor51]

A 1996-2007 study of all states with a population greater-than 2 million found Louisiana to be the most corrupt state, based on public official convictions.

I'm both deeply saddened and offended by that. Illinois has worked long and hard to be THE most corrupt state. As such, I am sure that the Daley Machine, the Cook County Board, the Hispanic Democratic Organization (HDO) and 'The Combine' (who really run things) will work with due diligence to regain the Title.

Second Place will just not do!

Sheesh, you'd think having a Governor (George Ryan, RINO) sent off to Federal Prison for corruption would get you extra points.

[JerseyHighlander]

This sounds great. But as we see in NJ’s land of corruption in Trenton, those who resign are not in jail and will after a cooling off period of a few months show up as “lobbyists” in the capital building, “guiding” their replacements towards the same dastardly policies of graft and corruption as was seen in the past.

The next step is to pass a strict lobbyist ethics law in La., or the graft will quickly adapt to the new ethics law regime and return to feeding on the host more voraciously than before.