July 22, 2008 - 10:26am
Morganelli ramps up Corbett criticism
By Alex RoartyAttorney General Tom Corbett is fending off questions raised about his own campaign and criticisms from Democratic opponent John Morganelli in the wake of the "Bonusgate" bombshell he dropped two weeks ago.
The criticisms could potentially slow momentum for the rumored GOP gubernatorial candidate after he earned praise immediately following the charges.
A story from the Lebanon Daily News on Sunday detailed how employees of the attorney general's office have taken leaves of absence to work on Corbett's re-election campaign. Although this kind of campaign work is common and far from the accusations leveled Corbett level at the House Democratic Caucus, it did raise the specter of hypocrisy and whether the attorney general should hold himself to a higher standard.
It also gave Morganelli, a longtime Northampton County district attorney, an opening to criticize Corbett.
Morganelli told the York Daily Record the there is a "big blur" between Corbett's state employees and his campaign workers.
"You have to separate the political people from the job," Morganelli told the paper.
Corbett's campaign denies any wrongdoing and has shot back that the district attorney is only seeking publicity.
Morganelli has also criticized how Corbett has handled Bonusgate. According to Morganelli, Corbett should have investigated all four caucuses at the same time and should not have ordered the "perp walk" that saw most of those charged led into a Harrisburg courthouse in handcuffs.
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Slap on the wrists?
Well I guess handcuffs are too much for indited suspected criminals. Let's elect Morganelli so that we don't even have to go through the charade of slapping them on the wrists. Save the taxpayors money and just let the bonusgate conspirators go!! End the waste of taxpayor money being spent on the impossible task of claning up Harrisburg.
Hypocrisy?
Since when is following the law while prosecuting those who do not "the specter of hypocrisy"? To me it sounds like the way things should be done.
dishonesty
When our child was 7 years he revealed that he was sexually assaulted by his first grade teacher. We filed a Police report with Colonial Regional Police and than were required to meet with Detective Hammer and Morganelli's assistant DA. In confidence and trust our son made his statement in Morganelli's Office. A bogus investigation followed along with a conflicting police report made by Detective Gary Hammer. Since they were not going to move forward in this case this Police report was supposed to be sealed and kept confidential, instead it was distributed through the mail. According to the Northampton Schools district response they stated they got a copy from Morganelli's Office. This confidential police report by my son and many other 6 and 7 year old children's statements which included full names and addresses have been made public. The Teacher was transferred when Detective Hammers son was placed in the same Teachers first grade pod. When we confronted Morganelli he stated his office did not distribute this police report and said there is no need for an investigation on how this confidential report was made public. Morganalli stated 6 and 7 year old children do not make good witnesses, even though he knew the school ditrict witheld and gave false information.
Through our experience this police report was not kept confidential! Answers are still left open and the cover-up continues.
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