Now Am I Glad That I Didn't Vote For Kulongoski?

In 2004, a rumor was confirmed in political circles. The rumor being that Neil goldschmidt, who was Oregon governor from 1987 to 1991, had sex with a (then) 14-year-old girl- all while mayor of Portland (1973-1979). Before the revelation- and subsequently Willamette Week (Portland's alternative weekly) reporter Nigel Jaquiss winning his Pulitzer for bringing down Neil- Goldschmidt was ashining star in local; state; and even national politics (he was President Carter's Transportation secretary).

In this online magazine, Counterpunch (http://www.counterpunch.com), Fred Leonhardt, who was the speechwriter for Goldschmidt, mentions that a lot of people knew of Goldschmidt's shenannigans. Including the current governor, Theodore Kulongoski (who's about to receive his retirement gift from the voters this coming Tuesday...maybe...). Leonhardt reportedly told Kulongoski- when the latter was Oregon's attorney general- about Goldschmidt's sexual dalliances with babysitters, and that later on, Kulongoski reluctantly wanted to keep Goldschmidt "...at arms length because he asks me to do unethical things..."

So, my question to the soon-to-be-ex-governor(?), did you know about Neil's pedophiliac tendencies? If so, why are you still sitting on this? Sure, if you were to speak the truth, Neil could have destroyed you. And you probably wouldn't be sitting at Mahonia Hall (the governor's mansion) today (and you probably won't be sitting there too much longer if voters have a say in the matter on Tuesday). If you knew about this, and you're not telling us, Ted...I don't know how you could sleep at night- let alone during the four years you've been running the state of Oregon (into the ground, but running Oregon nonetheless...).

Of course, this does parallel the recent Mark Foley debacle (you know, where Foley sent pornograph e-mails to male pages. No report of Foley ever sleeping with the boys. which is more than I can say about Goldschmidt fucking teenaged female babysitters...).