Fife Symington Leaves Botanic Garden

More on Defendant JOHN FIFE SYMINGTON, III ("SYMINGTON"):

http://www.apfn.org/apfn/fife.htm

Thanks for the head's up. Without reservations SB accepts crooked white collars willingly. Rangel next?

I get so tired of inane guilt-by-association comments. If you want to throw in Rangel's name, why don't you throw in people who actually belong to Symington's party - such as Abramhof, Duke Cunningham, Bob Ney, etc If you cannot remember all of the GOP crooks, here is site to help you remember.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/gran...

While I am not unhappy to see Symington go, I am tired of the cheap shots. There are good and bad on both sides of the aisle.

What is cheap about the Rangel referral? He is clearly an example, another white collar crook who recently hit the current news media, and who just happens to be a Democrat.

Bye x 2 and don't let the door hit you in the butt.

"With the panel's chief counsel finding "no evidence of corruption" and attributing Rangel's misdeeds largely to being "sloppy in his personal finances," it is not expected to recommend he be expelled from Congress."
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTR...

It was a cheap shot because in both the case of the Botanic Garden and Rangel, steps are being taken to do better, and therefore should be appreciated.

What's happening with the volunteers? Have they returned?

You may very well be right, however........the Botanic Garden is not the subject here, simply the individual in question who worked for them. People caught committing a crime always promise the authorities to "do better", with little thought to the trail of misuse and misery left behind. These egregious white collar law breakers,and goodness knows they are legion from both sides of the aisle, are put into positions of leadership and trust, to set a good example. They would be happy not to be caught and to continue along their flawed journey. And that is why we have laws.

B'Bye...times THREE....you forgot, Nancy left too - Congratulations, SBBG we got rid of the problems. Now let's see what happens next - Please, lets keep it real, and down to EARTH!

Corruption hath no allegiance to any but who would willingly befriend it. ~Zozox Nifflebrumme

This snake is a real piece of work. Who let the asp in in the first place? What, are you kidding me? What else are they growing up there at the Botanic Gardens that this charlatan would be so interested in serving on the board? Is he trading black orchids in the flower stock market? These are questions that may or may not have answers, but may or may not have needed asking nonetheless.

And to think---America is chock-full of thieving white collar hoodlums like this guy, most of them plying their schemes on Wall Street and in boardrooms of banks across the nation. It's what made this country great, some would say.
They would be wrong, of course.

Best way to rob a bank is to own one, remember? Or a state, or a country. Oh, and tabatha with a small "t"----Republican corruption remains, historically and currently, without equal. Read your history, girl.

Symington was cleared of all wrongdoing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife_Sym...

@Lars; not exactly "cleared on all counts" as you say.

His appeal was successful due to improper jury behavior, not on any reevaluation of his skullduggery. A presidential pardon ended the Government's prosecution.

From your reference:
"Before the government could retry him, Symington was pardoned by President Clinton, whom Symington had once saved from a rip tide off of Cape Cod, near the end of his presidency in January 2001. The pardon terminated the federal government's seven year battle with the former governor."