OMFG!!!
Jim Trafficant is out of jail and planning his revenge… by running for Congress???
Former U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. of Ohio, who was released from prison four months ago after serving a sentence for racketeering, tax evasion and bribery, is planning another run for Congress in 2010.
The guy was a scumbag when he was in office and is proving to be a scumbag out of office if the article is correct.
He also said his conviction was politically motivated and that he is “a very bitter guy” who is seeking revenge against the “suckers” who helped put him in prison.
Maybe we need a new Constitutional amendment that says if you were convicted of a felony you cannot vote or run for office. Right now many states will allow a convicted felon to vote upon completion of his sentence, but I can’t say I agree with that. You broke the rules of society and once you’ve done that you should lose some of those privileges permanently. Like the right to vote, carry a conceiled weapon or even own a gun.
You broke the rules, you pay the price. Trafficant thought the rules didn’t apply to him. For those of you who don’t know about Jimmy “The Rug” Trafficant here is the Wiki entry on him. Suffice it to say that this is the kind of man I wouldn’t buy a used car from, much less vote into a public office.
While he has always tried to wrap himself in the flag and claimed that everyone who opposed him is out to get him, and the charges are all part of a huge vendetta against him, the truth is that he’s just another Huey Long, just not as bright or as successful. The worst part of it all though is that when he ran for Congress WHILE IN JAIL 15% still voted for this jackass.
Makes me fucking sick.
