DOOLEY Observed: Politics as usual .... anywhere

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802: "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies."

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."-- Thomas Jefferson

"When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." .... jbd

"When once a job you have begun, do no stop till it is done. Whether the task be great or small, do it well, or not at all." .... Anon

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Television is one daylong commercial interrupted periodically by inept attempts to fill the airspace in between them.

If you can't start a fire, perhaps your wood is wet ....

When you elect clowns, expect a circus ..............

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Politics as usual .... anywhere

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned because an Internet cafe company she once consulted for has been linked to illegal gambling, state officials said on Wednesday.

Carroll sent a brief note to Governor Rick Scott on Tuesday tendering her resignation and saying, "It has been an honor to have served the State of Florida in this capacity."

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) scheduled an afternoon news conference in Orlando to discuss an investigation involving Allied Veterans of the World, a nonprofit organization that runs Internet cafes.

Carroll once owned a public relations firm that represented the organization and worked for the group during some of the seven years she served in the Florida House of Representatives.

The governor's chief of staff, Adam Hollingsworth, said arrests were made on Tuesday in connection with racketeering and money laundering charges involving Allied Veterans of the World.

He said Carroll had been interviewed by the FDLE regarding her work with the firm and had resigned "in an effort to keep her former affiliations with the company from distracting from the administration's important work on behalf of Florida families. She made the right decision for the state and her family."

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- The leader of a Jacksonville veterans nonprofit organization tied to a Vero Beach Internet cafe is behind bars related to a cross-country investigation involving three federal agencies and the sheriff’s offices in Seminole and Volusia counties, according to news reports.

Jerry Bass, the National Commander of Allied Veterans of the World Inc. and Affiliates, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Duval County Jail, according to CBS affiliate WTEV 47 Action News Jacksonville. His arrest followed a six-year statewide investigation that spanned other parts of the country.

A 130-page search warrant filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma listed dozens of Florida Internet cafe to be searched, including the Vero Beach Internet Cafe at the Wave Business Center at 933 14th Lane in Vero Beach.

However, the Vero Beach business appeared closed Tuesday and it’s unclear if IRS agents visited the location.