I think federal court needs a loyalty rewards program. Sign up and they give you a little punch card. Every time you go through the metal detectors you get a little hole on your punch card, three felony cases and you get a free small frozen yogurt, with choice of topping, in the cafeteria. One more corruption case and Bob Menendez would be in for a treat.
Menendez is back in court for another go around with federal prosecutors on corruption charges. The feds allege Menendez, and his wife Nadine, were selling influence to foreign governments, in this case Egypt, in return for gold bars, certified used luxury cars and sweaty envelopes full of cash. Back in 2015, Menendez was indicted alongside the world’s shadiest eye doctor Salomon Melgen for conspiracy, bribery, and honest services fraud, a case that ended in a mistrial that Menendez treated like an acquittal.
The evidence this time around is as solid as a gold bar, and Menendez is out of mulligans. Andy Kim is measuring his office for drapes and the Hudson County machine that propped Menendez up for years is acting like Mariah Carey and pretending they don’t know him. He initially pledged to run as an independent, but Senator Bob has decided that running a doomed Senate campaign will distract him from achieving his ultimate goal, staying out of federal prison. If he’s successful, it will be the first time the man turned down a free vacation.
As a citizen of the great state of New Jersey, I’m glad we’re moving on. As a political cartoonist, I’m sorry to see him go. Bon voyage, Bob.
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