Safavian Sentenced To 18 Months

[DeSwiss]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061027/pl_nm/crime_safavian_dc_2">Ex-Bush aide Safavian sentenced to 18 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Bush administration official David Safavian was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Friday for lying and obstructing justice in connection with the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling scandal that has ensnared Republicans.

Safavian, 39, who had worked at the General Services Administration and the White House budget office, was sentenced on four counts less than two weeks before elections in which the scandal and other corruptions charges have endangered Republican control of Congress.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Too little.

[tk2kewl]

2. yup...

a violation of the public trust by an elected or appointed government official should be cosidered one of the most heinous crimes one can commit; right behind violent crimes

[frylock]

4. kind of like speeding in a construction zone..

double the penalties.

[gratuitous]

3. Trick or treat, Mr. Safavian

Were the bribes worth it? Was betraying the public trust worth 18 months of your life? And how about your accomplices? Glad they're still walking around free? You could do something about that, you know.