Little Miss Goody Two Shoes

Katherine Harris, the former Florida Attorney General who dutifully helped steal the election for Bush in 2000, has been caught with her hands in the till - taking illegal campaign contributions. Oh my, there must be some mistake, pray it isn't true!

Washington defense contractor Mitchell J. Wade admitted yesterday in federal court that he attempted to illegally influence Defense Department contracting officials and tried to curry favor with two House members, in addition to lavishing more than $1 million in cash, cars, a boat, antiques and other bribes on convicted Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Calif.).

The new admissions, including details that identify Reps. Virgil H. Goode Jr. (R-Va.) and Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) as recipients of illegal campaign contributions, are contained in Wade's agreement to plead guilty to four criminal charges stemming from his role in the Cunningham probe.

Harris, who claims she had no idea there was anything wrong when she accepted $32,000, has offered a poor little me defense stating that this occurrence “demonstrates the perils of a process in which candidates are sometimes asked to determine the intent of a contributor.” Never mind that the contribution was over twice as large as any other she received.

This is the real kicker though, Harris says that she gave all the money from Wade to charity!! Now if people believe that, we've got some nice property in Florida for sale – and it's not near a swamp at all.

Posted on The Human Stain