A guilty conscience?

Ohio Republican election officials thumbed their noses at a subpoena Monday, December 27, as Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell refused to appear at a deposition in an election challenge lawsuit filed at the Ohio Supreme Court. Meanwhile John Kerry is reported to have filed a federal legal action aimed at preserving crucial recount evidence, which has been under GOP assault throughout the state.

Richard Congianese, Ohio Assistant Attorney General, is seeking a court order to protect Blackwell from testifying under oath about how the election was run. Blackwell, who administered Ohio's November 2 balloting, served as co-chair of the Bush-Cheney campaign.

Hmmmm...Something's rotten in the State of Ohio. Why is Blackwell worried about testifying under oath? Besides the fact that he was co-chair of Ohio's Bush n' Dick Show...? Besides the fact that he was in political bed with Wally O'Dell, Diebold executive and Major contributor to the Republican machine in Ohio...? And let's not forget that Wally promised to help deliver Ohio's electoral votes to Dubbyuh.

Sounds like a guilty conscience to me. But even if it isn't, even the appearance of impropriety is damning in and of itself. Ken Blackwell can kiss his political career in Ohio "Goodbye!".