Uh, because he's a criminal, among other things? How about because he's an idiot? How about because he's an embarrassment to our whole notion of competent governance? How about because he's an overweight goon with an over-inflated ego and little to justify it?
And yes, I'm familiar with the 9 charges out of 10 on which he was convicted in Federal Court in Ohio. It's fascinating to me that so many people defend this buffoon just because he's occasionally proven useful to the Republicans. If he's the best we can do for an ally, this is a fight better conducted alone.
Uh, because he's a criminal, among other things? How about because he's an idiot? How about because he's an embarrassment to our whole notion of competent governance? How about because he's an overweight goon with an over-inflated ego and little to justify it?"
I think that you are right. He is being persecuted and for not much more that the BS that you have outlined. It's not ilegal to be a self important, overweight jerk, but to me that's been the extent of the 'evidence' against him. As to "competent governance" . . . where do you find evidence of that in Congress?
As for your 'professional' prosecutor - Walker - he sure choked when he had to admit that 2 Congresmen were not expelled from Congress because of the RAPE of 2 underage pages. But you think it is okay to expel Traficant. Amazing!