Republican Governor used office to hide affair, punish enemies, Ala. lawmaker says

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(CNN)The time has come for the Alabama Legislature to decide if it wants Gov. Robert Bentley to remain at the state's helm.

On Friday, the state's House Judiciary Committee will receive a report detailing the findings of an impeachment investigation led by the committee's special counsel, Jack Sharman.

The report, along with impeachment hearings slated to begin Monday, are aimed at resolving the two-term governor's yearlong saga, which began with allegations of a sex scandal involving his former adviser, Rebekah Mason.

The Alabama Ethics Commission announced Wednesday that it had "found probable cause to believe" Bentley violated campaign finance and ethics laws. The panel had received two complaints alleging that the septuagenarian "Luv Guv" -- as he's been dubbed by local media outlets and bloggers -- misused state resources to facilitate his affair.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/us/alabama-governor-robert-bentley-impeachment-hearings/index.html

[HughBeaumont]

1. I love how, in the article, they don't mention his party until halfway in.

I mean, it's Alabama, so DURRRRR . . . but if this were a Democratic politician, party would be mentioned first and foremost.

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2. that's why i put 'republican governor' in the title..the cnn original header was 'luv guv' real cute

[Elwood P Dowd]

3. Maybe he can share a cell with the repuke speaker of the house, Mike Hubbard, who was recently

convicted of 12 felonies.

[Initech]

4. If this were a democratic politician...

He'd be fined, arrested, jailed, and removed from office by now twice over. But the GOP, all they have to do is pray to god and they get a slap on the wrist. It's high time we start changing this.

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5. this is the governor that appointed jeff sessions successor....

from the article:

The House committee's effort to investigate the governor hasn't been without its own drama. The panel halted its probe in November when then-state Attorney General Luther Strange asked that his office be able to take over "related work."

But in February, before the attorney general office's investigation was done, Bentley appointed Strange to the US Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, whom President

Donald Trump nominated to become attorney general of the United States.
The move drew accusations of collusion from the state auditor and others.

[Initech]

6. George Carlin was right. It's a big club and we're not in it.