Comments on: Sharpe James Found Guilty http://dailynewarker.com/blog/2008/04/sharpe-james-found-guilty/ Newark 2.0: intelligent conversation, experiments in hyperlocal journalism Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:56:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ken http://dailynewarker.com/blog/2008/04/sharpe-james-found-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Ken Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:06:44 +0000 http://dailynewarker.com/?p=858#comment-667 Ryan, good point, and it occurred to me as I was writing. As the banks say: past performance doesn't guarantee future returns. Still, we would do better to vote for candidates based on their resumes rather than words and push for legislation that supports transparency and openness (like the anti-money laundering laws that were Spitzer's undoing). Ryan, good point, and it occurred to me as I was writing. As the banks say: past performance doesn’t guarantee future returns.

Still, we would do better to vote for candidates based on their resumes rather than words and push for legislation that supports transparency and openness (like the anti-money laundering laws that were Spitzer’s undoing).

]]> By: Ryan http://dailynewarker.com/blog/2008/04/sharpe-james-found-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Ryan Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:13:25 +0000 http://dailynewarker.com/?p=858#comment-666 Didn't Spitzer have a record of fighting corruption? I personally don't have a major problem with what he did unless he was using state money, but it seems to me that folks voting for those with a good record really won't help. Didn’t Spitzer have a record of fighting corruption? I personally don’t have a major problem with what he did unless he was using state money, but it seems to me that folks voting for those with a good record really won’t help.

]]> By: saint http://dailynewarker.com/blog/2008/04/sharpe-james-found-guilty/comment-page-1/#comment-665 saint Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:30 +0000 http://dailynewarker.com/?p=858#comment-665 There might not be a second trial, actually... the prosecution may not bother with it, according to the Ledger's report on NJ.com. At least the city doesn't have to foot the legal bill, with this verdict. The city is vindicated at last, but will it, or its residents, see a dime of what was stolen from them? "Hardly a proud day" is absolutely right. There might not be a second trial, actually… the prosecution may not bother with it, according to the Ledger’s report on NJ.com. At least the city doesn’t have to foot the legal bill, with this verdict. The city is vindicated at last, but will it, or its residents, see a dime of what was stolen from them? “Hardly a proud day” is absolutely right.

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