What would Ulster County do?

What would Ulster County do if they found this sort of evidence?

According to Federal Prosceutor Patrick Fitzgerald, Governor Blagojevich had put a "for sale" sign on his administration.

“The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering,” Patrick Fitzgerald said. Blagojevich “involved himself personally in pay-to-play schemes with the urgency of a salesman meeting his annual sales target; and corruptly used his office in an effort to trample editorial voices of criticism.”

As I watch this story develop, I can't help but ask myself, what would we do in Ulster County if we found this sort of evidence? It's never convenient to investigate and proscute politicians or government employees, particularly when the ones doing the investigating and prosceuting are politicians themselves.

Do our leaders in this County and State possess the fortitude necessary to deal with a problem like this if it confronted them. In my opinion, no, they don't.

Consider the "evidence" that Fitzgerald must have had to trigger this investigation. In the beginning it is usually word of mouth. You have to be able to put politics aside and purse the investigation. I believe that it's easier to overlook issues such as this, rather than investigate and confront issues.

I give Patrick Fitzgerald kudos for putting politics aside and prosceuting both Republicans and Democrats. There are bad guys on both sides - EVERYWHERE.

I wish Mr. Fitzgerald would come to New York State, I think we could keep him busy for a while.