Too bad it is only former Congressman John Sweeney and too bad that it is for drunk driving and not the crimes he committed in office. Still, the little weasel is behind bars and that can’t be bad.
Back in 2006 I wrote about Sweeney’s involvement with Abramoff over at the GOS. And later that year I helped a reporter get the story into the Albany Times Union as the race went into the final weeks. I like to think that it helped to run Sweeney out of office. Of course he was an asshat in so many other ways that it was only a contributing factor.
And yet, it is good to hear that the little bastard is locked up. I somehow feel safer knowing that this corruptionist is off the streets, even if it was a self-inflicted event and not for the real crimes he committed.
Cheers
dengre
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