So, convicted criminal Bob Taft denies that he ever heard of the 50 million wasted from Tom Noe?
On May 13, 2001, as they changed into business suits after showering in the locker room of Toledo's Inverness Club after a round of golf, Tom Noe told Gov. Bob Taft about the $25 million rare-coin fund he operated for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, according to an account released by Mr. Noe's attorney yesterday.
And Mr. Noe used the discussion to tell the governor "about his pending application for the second $25 million coin fund," the statement said.
The bureau approved the second $25 million installment two months later - in July, 2001.
Mr. Taft repeatedly has maintained he didn't know about the state's rare-coin investment with Mr. Noe until April 3, when The Blade first reported it.
It's really sort of sad that Taft, a guy who comes from a family long committed to maintaining weatlh for the wealthy through public serivice still feels that he has to lie about what he knew and when. Noe was a republican party ATM for years, bankrolling republican politicians all over Ohio and the US. All the top players in the Ohio GOP have ties to Noe, either finanacially or through one-off relationships with his friends at his behest, and often to their benefit. There is even evidence to suggest he laundered funds for Preznit Bunnypants out of Ohio, something that will probably be explored as Noe feels more compelled to sing for his freedom.
It's almost axiomatic with criminals like Taft, lies are like icebergs, what you see is only 1/10th of what's there. It takes a collision to discover that more was lurking just below the surface and now Tafts ship is sinking. How long til all the rats are in the water?
Taft says he'll finish out the final 16 months of his term, to which I say: go for it, Bob! Between you and Delay, we have ready-made poster boys for the corruption of American Politics. So please, by all means, Stay (just a little bit longer)!
posted by Jo Fish on 08.30.05 at 10:21 AM
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Let him finish his term. Let the investigations continue! Track down EVERYONE he ever talked to. The money had to go from someone to someone. Banks account numbers, fund numbers. Track it all down. Ohio Democrats should be quietly digging for their lives on this if they have any spine.
posted by: MMichaelAK on 08.31.05 at 08:17 PM [permalink]
