Here's the link to the article:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ap...509280359/1001
Here's the cliff notes:
Democrat in the local legislature needs to be replaced and it is the Governor's responsibility. She appoints Harbin. Harbin has a less than stellar past and has a reported current state tax debt of approximately $125,000.
The state's investigation of her past is so shitty that they don't turn anything up.
I especially like this little excerpt from the article;
"But she said she did not realize her past would be so exposed by the appointment and that she believes other Democrats have treated her badly. She said she might consider becoming an independent, which would likely force the House leadership to rule on her credentials, since being a Democrat was a requirement for the appointment.
Harbin said she even might entertain resigning if every other lawmaker who ever had a tax debt or a misdemeanor conviction agreed to resign with her. Her contribution, she said, could be "the Bev bar" — a new standard for what is considered the acceptable background for someone in public office."
Didn't realize that her appointment would result in exposure of her past?
Come on who the hell does she think will actually believe that? I might have been born at night.............but it wasn't last night!
I also like the implication that a bunch of the other legislators might be in situations similar to hers. The fact that there isn't a general outcry from the legislators at this time makes me think she's hit a sore spot.
Summary: Hawaii politics are moronic and still have that twinge of corruption despite the new administration.
More crooked politics in Hawaii
