One egregious example of a politician who refuses to turn loose of power in spite of some great reasons to do so is the Democrat mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Ed Pawlowski. To demonstrate that the majority of his constituents are either oblivious to what’s going on, or otherwise are indifferent to corruption, he has just been returned to office in spite of federal indictments for corruption. He has claimed that he is not guilty, at least so far, and refuses to resign.
“Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, a Democrat, beat Republican real estate developer Nat Hyman. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Pawlowski had about 50 percent of the vote and Hyman 43 percent.
“Pawlowski denied accusations that he accepted more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts, asking voters in the heavily Democratic city to return him to an office he’s held since 2006. Hyman said he ran ‘to try and pull Allentown out from under the cloud of scandal.’”
That’s a very odd comment for someone to make who is “under the cloud of a scandal” himself. While he has not been proven guilty at this time, his holding the office of mayor is not going to be dispelling any clouds in the near term at least.
“‘We’ve got a lot of great things on the horizon,’ Pawlowski told cheering supporters at a local Lebanese restaurant after election results were announced. ‘We have a great city that is growing, that is expanding. We’re going to keep moving this city forward.’”
Democrat Wins Election — FBI Knocks On His Door To ‘Congratulate’ Him With List Of Corruption Charges
“Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, a Democrat, beat Republican real estate developer Nat Hyman. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Pawlowski had about 50 percent of the vote and Hyman 43 percent.
“Pawlowski denied accusations that he accepted more than $150,000 in campaign contributions in exchange for city contracts, asking voters in the heavily Democratic city to return him to an office he’s held since 2006. Hyman said he ran ‘to try and pull Allentown out from under the cloud of scandal.’”
That’s a very odd comment for someone to make who is “under the cloud of a scandal” himself. While he has not been proven guilty at this time, his holding the office of mayor is not going to be dispelling any clouds in the near term at least.
“‘We’ve got a lot of great things on the horizon,’ Pawlowski told cheering supporters at a local Lebanese restaurant after election results were announced. ‘We have a great city that is growing, that is expanding. We’re going to keep moving this city forward.’”
Democrat Wins Election — FBI Knocks On His Door To ‘Congratulate’ Him With List Of Corruption Charges
