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Zorro

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Thu Jul 11, 2019, 12:27 PM Jul 2019

Is Duncan Hunter beyond redemption?

Will Rogers never met a man he didn’t like. And, apparently, Duncan D. Hunter never took an oath he didn’t violate.

The Alpine Republican congressman — whose personal and professional lives ought to be cordoned off by little orange cones due to poor judgment — allegedly broke most of the vows he swore to his wife, his country and his constituents.

This week, the Republican walked into a federal courthouse and rolled the dice on a last-ditch attempt to skirt punishment for his sins.

The disgraced lawmaker is accused of misusing more than $250,000 in campaign funds to support a lavish lifestyle. Between 2010 and 2016, he and his wife, Margaret, allegedly dipped into the till to pay for expensive vacations, private-school tuition, dental bills, football tickets and other goodies — all while their personal checking account was repeatedly overdrawn.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2019-07-09/is-duncan-hunter-beyond-redemption-utak

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Is Duncan Hunter beyond redemption? (Original Post) Zorro Jul 2019 OP
Lord you would hope so, but anymore who knows. redstatebluegirl Jul 2019 #1
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