Bob McDonnell continues to use the "blame the wife" strategy.

[FSogol]

Yesterday his daughter wrote the Judge blaming her Mom for the Governor's troubles. Today, Washington Post columnist
Petula Dvorak points out the hypocrisy of McDonnell's daughter in an excellent column:

"Maureen McDonnell’s daughter trashes her mother to help her father"

the crowning crime against Virginia motherhood was the public evisceration of the state’s former first lady, Maureen McDonnell — by attorneys, by her husband and, in the end, by her daughter.

The same grown children who helped trigger the federal investigation that led to their parents’ trial and convictions; the adult kids who allegedly raided the state’s executive mansion for glasses, pots and pans, and stacks and stacks of food, crates of eggs and cases of alcohol; who had a wedding catering bill paid for; who flitted across the country on a private jet; who played $2,000 golf rounds and took a $10,000 party gift — now at least one of them blames Mom.

PS: McDonnell will be sentenced next Tuesday. The Federal recommendation (which are not binding for the Judge) suggests 10-12 years. McDonnell's wife will be sentenced in February.

[TeamPooka]

1. I think it would be ironic if he got 8 years, two terms.

[FSogol]

3. Unfortunately in VA, Governors can only serve 1 term.

The judge has to be pissed about all of their legal shenanigans. At one point the lawyers moved that the case be thrown out because sometimes courts make the wrong decisions and if they made the wrong decision here, it wouldn't be fair to the Governor.

That said, I'm guessing 5-6 years and 1 year for Maureen.

[TeamPooka]

4. i was referring to his lost Presidential ambitions. nt

[FSogol]

6. LOL. From the White House to the Big House.

[madinmaryland]

5. Heh. In the Big House!!!

[randys1]

2. This family and their actions are perfect representations of most rightwing families.

Certainly most of the ones I know.

One of the things that drives me loony is how much hate the VAST majority of rightwing men have for ALL Women including their own mothers, wives, etc.

I say "hate" because I cant think of a better word, while it isnt exactly hate it is distrust, disrespect, dishonor mostly.