It is noteworthy that Henson’s co-defendant was convicted of
all the standing charges against him (one had been tossed out by the judge), whereas Henson was convicted of one conspiracy
charge yet acquitted of the other three counts. I could speculate
as to the reasons for this, but I never claimed to be an expert on why juries
do what they do.
As I have largely moved on from certain matters in my political
past, I honestly didn’t follow this trial as closely as I did the last
one. I wasn't even planning on blogging
it, until I heard a story on WBAL Radio refer to Henson as a “Republican
political consultant.”
Let me make this point again, people: Both Henson and his
convicted cohort were hired gun, Democratic
political operatives working for a GOP campaign.
The blame for their hiring, and their subsequent misdeeds, does not rest
with “Republicans” generally, but solely with the misguided individuals who hired them - especially in the case of Henson, hired by the Bob Ehrlich campaign despite famously calling its candidate a "Nazi" in 2002 only to be swiftly, correctly fired by the Kathleen Kennedy Townsend campaign as a result.
Put the blame where it belongs. That is the only message I’d
like to leave with you. And, that is the only reason I’m blogging about this robocall
matter again.
And, I could not pass up the
opportunity to play this song one more time.
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