I mean, listen to the recording of the December 6 hearing yourself on the website for the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings.
Eigenheer seems as if she'd be content to let the MCAO and attorneys for Winn and Horne work the whole thing out between themselves.
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"As far as discovery goes," she tells the lawyers, "if the parties can get together and resolve, specify what the issues are, stipulate to exhibits, stipulate to any allegations . . . any fact issues, that will cut down a lot on our time . . . and I think will be better for everyone involved."
Corruption persists when the public allows it, tolerates it, becomes complacent to it. Politicians such as Horne and their lawyers assume that all they have to do is wait us out 'til we move on to the next outrage, the next travesty. There are so many around here.
The Hornes of the world emerge from the sewer with slaps on the wrist and smiles on their faces. They know they can appeal even the slap and end up with a nudge, at worst.
Shamelessness, in their world, is a virtue.
Karma is sure to catch up to Horne in the form of an opponent willing to throw his state-financed gal pal in voters' faces — and recount the litany of misdeeds committed by the state's highest law enforcement authority.
For that, we'll have to wait about 18 months, until the GOP primary is in full swing.
Assuming, of course, that Horne is arrogant enough to run for AG again, which he probably is.
Both Democrats and Republicans are lining up, licking their lips at the thought of slicing Horne to pieces in 2014 with the contents of the FBI's investigatory file on the AG's shenanigans — which include alleged witness tampering and obstruction of justice, to name but two.
The file was made public by Monty's office in October. Every politician, consultant, and political reporter in town has a copy.
By all rights, Horne should have no more than two years of political life left. But this is Arizona, and one thing thrives in this desert along with cactus and creosote:
Sleaze.