RTD Shows Cuccinelli Gets It, But Who Will Ask Shannon?
By Jason Kenney | Thursday, September 17th, 2009 | PoliticsIn today’s Richmond Times Dispatch, Ken Cuccinelli addresses Steve Shannon’s political ploy to turn the Attorney General’s job into a part time position:
Cuccinelli said one possible outcome of the ethics panel is to refer the case to the attorney general.
“I’m not going to call for [a resignation] because that would suggest a conclusion in an ongoing case that I may end up having a role analogous to a judge in,” he said. “[Shannon] doesn’t care what the law is and that should bother Virginians a great deal.”
Democrats are trying to argue that the AG won’t have a say in any Federal case, and they are right. But the AG WOULD have a role in determining Hamilton’s fate as part of a House ethics investigation, which is happening. It is this nuance, this ROLE of the Attorney General that is important to note.
Ken Cuccinelli gets it.
Steve Shannon clearly does not.
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Jason Kenney has blogged at J’s Notes since 2001, is the director of RedStormPAC providing online fundraising for Republican candidates in Virginia, and co-founder of K6 Consulting. He is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.
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[...] to sit in judgment in the case. Some have argued that once again this is evidence that Cuccinelli understands the role of the Attorney General while Shannon doesn’t. Thanks to Virginia’s public finance disclosure rules some [...]
[...] to sit in judgment in the case. Some have argued that once again this is evidence that Cuccinelli understands the role of the Attorney General while Shannon doesn’t. Thanks to Virginia’s public finance disclosure rules some [...]
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