another family values republican....Alabama House Speaker Arrested on 23 Felony Charges

[spanone]

Alabama House Speaker Arrested on 23 Felony Charges

OPELIKA, Ala. — Powerful Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard has been arrested on felony ethics charges, accused of using public office for personal gain. Hubbard was indicted by a grand jury on 23 charges accusing him of misusing his office as speaker and his previous post as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Acting Attorney General Van Davis announced the indictment Monday.

Hubbard says the charges, weeks before the November vote in which he's favored for re-election, constitute "a political witch hunt."

If convicted, Hubbard faces from two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $300,000 on each count. The charges are latest corruption allegations against Alabama politicians to make headlines. The 52-year-old Republican led the GOP's takeover of the Legislature in 2010, ending 136 years of Democratic control.

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-house-speaker-arrested-23-felony-charges-n230216

[JanMichael]

1. What a d-bag. nt

[spanone]

4. extraordinaire...he's favored for re-election...of course he is.

[shenmue]

2. It's too late to go get ice cream

I'll go tomorrow.

[Fred Sanders]

3. More GOP corruption to be ignored by the GOP controlled mass media, only smearing Obama can

be published. Overflowing crowds equals people walking out in their Big Lie universe.

The revolution of the oligarchs always required media control, and now they have it.

[freshwest]

5. There it is. Did you see this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025689068

Instead of covering this, we've got non-stop Ebola and whatever else they can dish up to distract us.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Thanks for the referral..where is Reuters crack team of crack head journos on this? Unable to tie

it to Obama?

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. He is even too corrupt for his own party down here.

He does give us a break from his lying, cheating, and stealing on Sunday while he is in church praising Jesus.