Kentucky Governor Escapes Charges

This is for Raven who has been following the story.

The Republican Governor of Kentucky, Ernie Fletcher, has escaped charges of patronage. He was accused of putting political hacks into protected state jobs. He issued blanket pardons to all those involved in an effort to save his own hide. It appears to have been successful.

"The governor acknowledges that the evidence strongly indicates wrongdoing by his administration with regard to personnel actions with the merit system," the judge said in a five-page order dismissing the charges.

The admission of guilt ends the case and the outstanding indictment against the Governor. One more case of the GOP culture of corruption comes to an ignominious end.