This should add to the resume...

Only a democrat moonbat can have such a history of being convicted of numerous criminal charges and still have a political career. Marion Barry, a four-term former mayor, and presently on the D.C. City Council, has yet another notch to carve on his prison bars:

From here:

Former D.C. Mayor Barry Awaits Sentencing for Not Filing Taxes Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Barry Could Stay Councilman Despite Possible Charges

WASHINGTON — Sentencing for former Mayor Marion Barry was delayed Wednesday after the judge said the defense failed to file several documents required under a plea deal.

Barry, 69, faces anything from probation to as much as 18 months in prison for willful failure to file federal and city tax returns for 2000. As part of his October plea agreement, Barry acknowledged not filing federal or District of Columbia taxes from 1999 — when he left the mayor's office a final time — through 2004. During that period, court records indicate he earned at least $534,000 as a contract consultant for brokerage firms where he offered municipal bond investment advice.

Barry's attorney, Frederick D. Cooke Jr., said the missing returns were filed Tuesday, but federal prosecutors said they expected to see them sooner when they agreed to the plea deal.

And yet another notch:

Compounding his problems, Barry tested positive for cocaine and marijuana use during a Nov. 17 drug test, according to the U.S. Attorney's sentencing memorandum.

In 1990, during his third term as mayor, an FBI sting caught Barry on video smoking crack in a hotel room. The following year he served a six-month prison sentence, then went on to win the Ward 8 D.C. Council seat in 1992. Voters returned him to the mayor's office in 1994, but did not run for a fifth term in 1998.

Two years ago he came back to politics, ousting the incumbent to regain his old council seat. Under his plea deal, prosecutors agreed not to take a position on Barry's expected request for probation, though they are seeking regular drug testing.

Now, for any regular joe, this latest charge (and those before) would have stuck the proverbial fork in a political career. But not for a democrat moonbat:

Should he go to prison, Barry would remain eligible to serve in the Council, though he could not attend meetings or participate in other functions. He would have the option of resigning, but would be under no obligation to do so.

On another note, Marion Barry can actually function as a beacon of hope to those whose life choices would have otherwise left them politically disadvantaged. For example, although Jonathan "the Impaler" Sharkey's chances for the Minnesota governorship may now have dimmed, perhaps he'd have better luck with a move to D.C.

Still, in order for Sharkey to mount a successful campaign, he would certainly need to declare himself a democrat. Although such an action may disappoint his base constituency, I'm sure that Sharkey has the wherewithall to work it out.

Heh.  Who'd a thunk that Marion Barry could actually be a source of hope?



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