Crooked Congressman Bob Ney (R., OH) is off to jail with an e-mail and a Garth Brooks song

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Crooked congressman says farewell

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio, expresses remorse and quotes singer/songwriter Garth Brooks in an e-mail sent to friends Wednesday, a day before he is to enter federal prison after pleading guilty to corruption charges.

Ney will report Thursday to a minimum security prison in Morgantown, W.Va., to begin serving his 30-month sentence after his guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal....

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"would i change things if i could, sure," Ney wrote. "am i sorry for things that happened, absolutely, and i will pay the price. but, i am grateful for many good people in our office that helped the district and grateful for a free nation, the men and women that protect it, and a wonderful constituency in the district that i used to serve."...

my family and i have lost everything on an economical basis, house, health care, possessions, but so have other people, people in the district, many, have lost all. and yes, that is painful for anyone that has gone through it, but, i am so fortunate to have my wife and children, we are so rich with family, friends like you, loved ones that are there for us, and full of hope for a good future."

Ney also quoted the lyrics from Brooks' song "The Dance":

and now i'm glad i didn't know
the way it all would end, the way it all would go
our lives are better left to chance,
i could have missed the pain,
but i'd have had to miss, the dance....

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/02/crooked-congressman-says-farewell.html

[TomInTib]

1. Now you got me all teary...

LIKE HELL!!!

F**k Bob Ney.

Hope he enjoys "the dance".

[DeepModem Mom]

4. I don't think there's much sympathy even from CNN...

with a headline beginning "Crooked Congressman..."

[oldtimecanuk]

2. Ney will be doing a whole lot of dancing in the big house... mostly...

trying to keep his back side against the wall I would think.. lol.... Good luck Bobby... If you do the crime, you better be willing to face the time...

ww

[proud patriot]

3. wheee ! ! !

:woohoo:

[AtomicKitten]

5. Hey Bob, don't drop the soap.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

6. Silly me, I thought "The Dance" was about a passion gone wrong. Well, maybe on second thought, he

did have a passion for corruption. MKJ

[cmd]

7. Bye, bye, Bobby

Enjoy your little stay in Morgantown. Sounds like you had a last drink or two before writing the e-mail. Bye, bye, greedy lush.

[MADem]

8. The "Demon Rum made me do it" excuse..... NT

[Brad Alan-Desjardins]

9. Can someone answer this for me

What type of jail is Ney going to, is he going to jail where his rights and freedoms are taken away or is he going to a "club fed" type prison where he gets to play pool, tennis and sleep in nice beds?

[MADem]

10. Club Fed. Morgantown is minimum security

Minimum Security

Minimum security institutions, also known as Federal Prison Camps (FPCs), have dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and limited or no perimeter fencing. These institutions are work- and program-oriented; and many are located adjacent to larger institutions or on military bases, where inmates help serve the labor needs of the larger institution or base.

http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/index.jsp

[SlowDownFast]

11. A dance in the shower room, perhaps...

could be even more painful for ya, Bob.

Fucking traitor.

[KamaAina]

12. They won't let him keep his rug, either

(yeah, he has one) They made Jim Traficant take his off when he went in (what is it with Ohio reps and rugs??). I mean, really, Have you ever heard of "suicide by rug"?

[ncteechur]

13. "Ney has friends in low places, where the whiskey runs and the

beer chases his blues away..Screw Bob Ney!"