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Monday, August 21, 2006 Pete Regan’s Paper Trail Provides Real Honesty
By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Publisher
Copyright 2006, Oologah Lake Leader, LLC
Memo to Pete Regan: Facts have a life of their own. They can make you look really silly when you ignore them.
Like demanding “sweeping ethics reforms” last April but later enriching your campaign by using the same loopholes you identified and promised to end.
Like surreptitiously pumping huge amounts of your own money into your campaign, the same thing you criticized your opponent for doing in the light of day.
Like taking a bunch of last minute Republican-tainted money to try to win a closed Democratic primary, hoping your fellow Democrats would never notice.
Like touting your ethics and honesty after paying a court fine with a company check.
It all shows what we’ve said all along. You’re too green to serve in statewide office. Before you can be lieutenant governor, it helps to at least have a handle on your own court and campaign finance records.
You either don’t—which is bad—or you think you can hoodwink the voters—which is worse. Read more...
Posted at 8/21/2006 11:23:00 AM
 
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