| With the real possibility that ObamaCare may sink like | | | | Even if Obama's health bill makes a full recovery and |
| a lead X-Ray apron, you'd think the White House | | | | is signed into law, the symptoms of this political |
| would want to avoid another health-related disaster. | | | | tampering epidemic by his top lawyers to defeat |
| But you'd be ill-advised. | | | | existing health care legislation will require further |
| During the Clinton Administration, cancer victims and | | | | check-ups. |
| other intended beneficiaries of the Americans With | | | | In 1997, California Governor Pete Wilson shut the |
| Disabilities Act in California's Northern Judicial District | | | | State Bar down, calling it the "ultimate political animal." |
| discovered a nation-wide scheme of fraud and | | | | It's doubtful other national GOP leaders will sit idly by |
| failures in the way the federal government enforced | | | | as state bar associations throughout the nation give |
| their rights under the statute. | | | | special treatment to government lawyers like |
| The U.S. Attorney in California's Southern District | | | | Russoniello in discipline complaints citizens file against |
| joined forces to put a bogus disbarment case on the | | | | them. |
| civil rights attorney who brought the bad news. A | | | | While the Obama Administration continues to sit on |
| decade later, San Francisco U.S. Attorney Joseph | | | | the sidelines, the crisis has spread to California's race |
| Russoniello, is still entangled in the conspiracy which | | | | for Governor. Wilson, now serves as Campaign |
| now, not only reveals the California State Bar illegally | | | | Manager for Meg Whitman, who is taking on Jerry |
| disbars members with disabilities, but discriminates | | | | Brown. Whitman has more than a giant financial war |
| against them and prevents them from seeking | | | | chest and Wilson in her corner. State Bar complaints |
| re-instatement as provided by State Bar rules. In the | | | | have been filed against Brown and his wife, Attorney |
| past few months, blind and quadriplegic law students | | | | Anne Gust for their role in the California health crisis. |
| had to seek court action to be allowed to sit for the | | | | Despite Brown's many cyber and Netroot fans, |
| California Bar Exam. | | | | practical politics suggests Californians won't be too |
| Since August, 2009, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder | | | | willing to overlook political tampering that hits them |
| has failed to respond to inquiries about the thwarting | | | | where it hurts - in the pocketbook. |
| of ADA complaints. White House staff members also | | | | Meanwhile, the White House continues to pass out |
| seem to be doing their utmost to keep this latest | | | | Band-Aids, when the diagnosis clearly calls for an |
| Obama scandal tightly wrapped in layers of | | | | amputation. |
| bureaucratic gauze. | | | | |