Corbett Reaping What He Sows

House Democrats:

None of you should be surprised at today’s news that partisan Republican

Attorney General Tom Corbett is having trouble getting evidence everyone
knows existed to prosecute Republicans related to the Bonusgate
investigation. (“Prosecutors say GOP balking in bonus probe” Post Gazette
12/4/08)

St. Paul put it best in his letter to the Galatians when he wrote, “Make no
mistake…a person will only reap what he sows.”

For months, everyone could see that Corbett was sowing the seeds of future
iniquity when he focused his investigation solely on the House Democratic
Caucus.

The hearing held yesterday is just further proof that Republicans are going to
skate through Corbett’s investigation unharmed. Corbett is now supposedly
perplexed that he can’t find the evidence he needs to bring charges against
Republicans:

“The subpoena for documents from the Republicans so far has failed to
produce the sort of chain of communication that prosecutors believe will
establish their case.” (Post Gazette 12/5/08)

“One GOP source said investigators appeared to be exasperated because

they had not unearthed evidence incriminating House Republicans, as they
appear to have done with Democrats. "They are not finding a smoking gun,"
the source said.” (Inquirer 12/5/08)
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to have predicted that this turn of events would
happen.
By only focusing for over a year on House Democrats while ignoring the
other three caucuses, Corbett allowed the Republicans plenty of time to
destroy evidence, steel their staff for questioning and prepare their defense
strategy.
Now, Corbett is reaping what he sowed nearly two years ago when he
embarked upon his grossly partisan and one-sided investigation.
Don’t think that Corbett is not culpable in this turn of events! In fact, it is
plausible that this was the plan all along.
To begin, Corbett showed his hand to the Republican caucuses from the
moment he raided the House Democratic offices in August of 2007 (Post
Gazette, 8/30/07), through nearly a year of media coverage regarding nearly
150 subpoenaed House Democratic staff (Associated Press 7/31/08) and
finally a massive grand jury presentment indicting only House Democrats in
July of 2008 (Multiple sources 7/10/08).
Furthermore, Corbett dragged his feet before even beginning a
cursoryinvestigation of the Republicans. He didn’t issue his first subpoena
for documents from House Republicans until October of 2007 (Post Gazette
10/24/07) and didn’t interview or subpoena a House Republican staff person
until August of 2008 (Post Gazette 8/7/08).
Finally, in addition to tipping the Republicans off to how his investigation
would unfold, Corbett gave the House Republicans plenty of time to destroy
evidence.
The House Republicans destroyed their hard drives and servers over the
summer and fall of 2007. (Patriot News 8/3/08)
Even more shocking is that the destruction of evidence by the
Republicanswas conducted with Corbett’s full knowledge and permission.
House Republican spokesperson Steve Miskin freely admits it:
"The attorney general's investigators were consulted about the changeover
of computers, Miskin said." (Tribune Review, 10/16/08)
Corbett’s failure to find incriminating emails, documents and testimony from
Republican staff should be of no surprise to anyone!
This was inevitable!
Did Corbett think the House Republicans would roll over and show their
bellies like those morons Bill DeWeese and Bill Chadwick who guided you
through the last two years?
There are only two explanations for this recent and predictable turn of
events.
Corbett has been grossly incompetent in his investigation of the Republican
caucuses.
Or, Corbett has conveniently conducted an investigation that is incredibly
accommodating to the Republican caucuses in its timing and scope.
Don’t forget these are the same Republican caucuses that have contributed
hundreds of thousands of dollars to Corbett’s campaigns.
Either way, it is unacceptable in its repercussions for the House Democratic
caucus and the entire Pennsylvania Democratic Party. In less than two
years, Corbett will be waging a Republican primary gubernatorial campaign
based in no small part on his bringing Democrats to “justice.”
Corbett’s campaign message will color the 2010 re-elections for many of you
because once again Bonusgate will be in the news and only House
Democrats will have been indicted because conveniently Corbett “had not
unearthed evidence incriminating House Republicans.” (Inquirer 12/5/08)
By the way…when will Corbett ever investigate the Senate Republicans?
Jubelirer, Brightbill, Crompton , Long and O’Berry? All of them either big
Corbett campaign contributors or well-known political operatives Just like the
House Republicans, they are all being given ample time to destroy evidence
and prepare a defense.
Just another crop of iniquity against Democrats for Corbett to sow.