GOP Virg. Chairman Resigns after Pleading Guilty to Wiretapping DEMs

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

Virginia GOP Chairman Resigns after Pleading Guilty to Wiretapping Dems

The Roanoke Times reports: "The chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia resigned Tues. after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a state and federal investigation of eavesdropping on Democratic Party telephone calls. Gary Thomson said he 'accepted responsibility for a technical violation of the law' and stepped aside to protect the interests of the state's dominant political party. He appeared before a federal magistrate Tuesday to plead guilty to a charge of aiding and abetting the unauthorized publication of a wire communication and was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and serve two years of supervised probation. Thomson's conviction could be the final chapter in a long-running criminal investigation that began in March 2002, shortly after a Republican operative monitored and recorded a telephone conference call involving Democratic legislators, their lawyer and Gov. Mark Warner."

What, NO JAIL TIME? Guess the 'Rule of Law' only applies to non-Republicans.

http://roanoke.com/roatimes/news/story153718.html

[Cha]

1. Good! Maybe that will wipe out some repugs in Virginia for

awhile! No? :-(

[arcane1]

2. I'm so glad this "Watergate 2" is getting so much cable news coverage..

oh wait...

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. There goes the last honest Republican in the RNC

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