corruption in PG county

For those of you not from MD and probably won't know this, MD residents are pretty loyal to their counties.  We like the services provided by our counties.  We know the good and the bad.  And, of course, we know the good and the bad of the surrounding counties as well.  As a Montgomery County resident, I shake my head to the latest shenanigans of Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson.  Johnson and his wife, County Councilmember-elect Leslie, were arrested this past Friday by the FBI for corruption charges.  Am I surprised?  No.  This is PG County we're talking about.  According to the FBI, at the time of the arrest, $79,600 in cash was found in Leslie's underwear.  Yes.  $79,600 in cash.  I know.  That's a lot of cash.  Where did she hide it all?  There's no way that one woman's panties and bra can fit $79,600 in cash!

To top the icing on the cake, I saw Jack Johnson's brief statement to the media immediately after his release.  His statement included the following, and I promise I'm quoting: "...I have 3 weeks to go and I am going to put all of my efforts into this defense and to, ummm, take care of the b'ness of the..for the people of Prince George's County for the remaining 3 weeks.  I can't tell you how scrongly I feel about what I've said..."  Yes, folks, he said "b'ness" and "scrongly."  I'm going to assume he meant "business" and "strongly."  Again I shake my head to PG County. ---M.S.


I am tagging along on M.S.'s post because this may be the blog that is going to end a 10 year friendship. Not really...we will be friends until we grow gray hair. Wait I have gray hair already, back to the subject at hand.  I am a PG county resident and I am very disappointed in Jack B. Johnson and his wife mainly because I voted for him twice and I am very happy about what he has done for PG County.  Are we surprised that a politician is involved in a scandal?  No!!! It has nothing to do with the county.  It has everything to do with people in power are corrupt especially politicians.  Clinton, Barry, Spitzer, Blagojevich and Condit (sex, bribery, drugs, prostitution and maybe even murder).  I wanted to talk about this subject when the shit hit the fan but I was too upset, I didn't know where to start.  Although Johnson proclaims his innocence it is hard to believe him when you hear him say "put the money in your bra and tear up the check and flush it down the toilet" and you hear the toilet flushing in the background.  His behavior is inexcusable and he makes minorities look bad.  They will make an example out of him but let's keep it real this is not the first and it won't be the last.  Until next time in the DMV...