I take a few days off, and the wheels come off the freakin' cart for Bob Taft. Great updates at Grow Ohio and Hypothetically Speaking. So Taft will face four criminal charges? Ha. Seriously, this is ultimately about Buckeye Republican slimeballs. I'm sure (like how sure I am that the sky won't fall tonight) that this is all about Noe. One man will single-handedly take down the Ohio GOP. The stench of stagnated state politics has finally begun to lead the Bloodhounds to the corpses.
The only question remaining, the only thing I want to know, is whether or not Taft will resign. I mean, if he's charged, doesn't he have to step down? I don't think the Party would want its state leader involved in a trial that could last well into 2006. No matter. This will bring down the Buckeye Republicans.
Hear that guys? The music stopped and you're left without chairs. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Will the Ohio Legislature do the right thing?
The Constitution says the governor, judges and any state officer can be impeached if they are charged with a misdemeanor, even if they are not convicted.The Ohio House of Representatives has the sole power to initiate impeachment proceedings. A simple majority -- or 50 of 99 members -- would have to vote for impeachment.
The Ohio Senate would conduct the impeachment trial, with a two-thirds majority vote -- 22 of 33 members -- required for a conviction.
Ohioans should demand as much.