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What Others Say I must voice my opinion on justice in Alabama, especially after seeing on the national level Scooter Libby's 30-month sentence commuted by President Bush. I am not a buddy of former Governor Don Siegelman's staff, who did their best to harm the RSA and me. I also have no pity for former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy. How he could be found innocent in the HealthSouth trial while his staff pled guilty to almost everything is beyond me. I am convinced that if Scrushy had been convicted in the Birmingham trial, the case involving the ex-Governor would never have seen the light of day. In regards to the others involved with this trial, I have the utmost respect for U.S. Prosecutor Steve Feaga (I have not met the other prosecutors), as my son is a prosecutor for the District Attorney of New York City. On the other hand, I do not like U.S. District Judge Fuller nor does he like me. The RSA had to go through the entire state court system to prevent Judge Fuller's buddy from ripping off the RSA. Shortly, thereafter, Judge Fuller tried to sandbag the RSA by preventing our claim (by hand, doing nothing) against the ultimate crook - Enron! Fortunately, the RSA prevailed on both issues. I have no pity for Scrushy, but Siegelman was no different than any other Governor I have worked with or against. When Prosecutor Feaga worked with the state, he allowed former Governor Guy Hunt to remain out of prison, even though he was convicted of putting dollars in his pocket. In comparison, Siegelman put nothing in his pocket from contributions to the lottery campaign. I do not know of any Governor who did not have third parties pay for TV, radio and newspaper ads on constitutional issues brought before the voters. However, I firmly believe Siegelman's actions regarding the Goat Hill construction, house sale, motorcycle, etc., were wrong. When comparing Alabama to other parts of America, Governor Siegelman was given 88 months (seven years, four months), while U.S. Congressman Bob Ney from Ohio received 30 months for bribery. Super Washington, D.C. crook, Jack Abramoff, only received six years. Politics is a serious full-contact sport in Alabama, yet I hope the highly respected 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will quickly restore reasonableness to Alabama. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
