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I have to scratch my head however, at the preliminary hearing of Randy Terrill and Debbe Leftwich, both accused of bribery in a situation that reminds me of the Keystone Cops. Do you remember? "They went thataway!"
Politicians get jobs in government all the time; it is the rule, not the exception. I don't like it anymore than anybody else, but remember, it's politics were talking about. But in this particular case, a deal was allegedly struck to secure a tax-paying government job for yet another politician; and the governor veto's the deal. For Pete's sake, why in the world can't the district attorney go after a successful bribe, and not one that failed!
I have rarely, if ever, agreed, with Randy Terrell, but in this case, I can't help but argue against what is going on in Oklahoma County. We are wasting taxpayer money on a witch hunt, which in the end everyone will lose, especially the People of Oklahoma. It's rather obvious that there's no love loss between David Prater and Randy Terrell, but to resort to using your and my money to "even the score" is reprehensible.
This case reminds me of an Oklahoma court opinion from 1911, I read sometime back,
"Rev. Cotton Mather, one of the best and ablest men that America ever produced and his associates, doubtless felt that they were entirely impartial and that they were simply performing an unpleasant Christian duty when they were having women burned as witches."
It would be simpler, (and cheaper), if the district attorney would simply add a torture chamber at a local bar to illicit confessions, and not just money.
Mickey
