T hree weeks after suggesting he could help improve the Legislature's imag

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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/1107262660231671.xml

Apparently Republican Doyle sort of ah...uh...wrote checks
to companies that either did not exist or did not do
any work for him, or if they did, they did not send him
a bill. The sum mentionedis 60K+

His DINO wife, Victoria, is under the microscope
beginning today (Tuesday) for her missing funds.
No total available yet on her missing monies.

[Why Syzygy]

1. Doyle's downfall: House member makes vanishing act permanent

A Register-Guard Editorial

Politicians ensnared by campaign finance scandals often adopt an air of outraged innocence, loudly insisting that the facts will bring vindication. Not Rep. Dan Doyle, R-Salem. When news of campaign fund irregularities began to circulate, Doyle disappeared. He and his staff were absent from the Capitol all last week. On Wednesday Doyle resigned as co-chairman of the joint Ways and Means Committee, and on Monday he quit the Legislature altogether.
The speed with which he folded suggests Doyle had a weak hand.

Reports from the three-term legislator's re-election campaign, for which Doyle served as treasurer listed an estimated $60,000 in expenditures that were not expended. The reports claimed checks for thousands of dollars were sent to printers, radio stations, consultants and others, but the businesses say they never received the payments.

What happened to the money? Doyle hasn't explained, or even stepped forward to ask that people stop jumping to the obvious conclusion that he diverted the funds to personal use. There could be some other explanation; nothing has been proven. Secretary of State Bill Bradbury has referred the matter to the attorney general's office, which will investigate whether any crimes have been committed.
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Oregon law regards diverting campaign funds to personal use as the political equivalent of failing to signal a turn. The first violation carries a maximum fine of $75. Legislators, meanwhile, are shielded from fines or civil prosecutions while the Legislature is in session. The Legislature needs to boost the penalty for campaign fund diversions, if only to protect their own credibility with donors. Call it the Dan Doyle bill.

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http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/02/01/ed.edit.doyle.0201.html


Outright stealing by 'public officials' ranked as 'failure to signal a turn'. WTF is wrong with this country?
The thieves have taken over.
The lunatics are running the asylum.
Every man/woman for themselves. How oh so democratic.