Doing Good Deeds: Troy King and Jobs

I've written about it before, but it deserves another post, since I have written a good bit on ethics today. Troy King has a very questionable ethical record, and his record has really cost him on big cases. I'm sure you have all read about the 2-year college scandal, in part because it's the biggest ethics scandal in the history of a state often tarnished by ethics scandals. In times like these, we really need a tough Attorney General representing the people of Alabama and bringing these wrong-doers to justice. So, where is Troy King on this issue? Is he up front on this issue, as he claims he has been on many others?

Well, no, actually. In fact, AG Troy King is not handling the case at all. That job instead goes to St. Clair County DA Richard Minor, the person King tasked with handling the job as soon as he recused himself from the case. Now, why would King recuse himself from such a big case?

Several reasons, all of which have to do with ethics. First, King called 2-year college president Roy Johnson to ask for two jobs on behalf of his political cronies. Second, he called Johnson to ask for support for VOCAL, a victims' rights group which supported King politically. These requests came as Johnson was under investigation by the AG's office, and as consequence, Troy King had to recuse himself from a monumental case.

Alabama voters just need to face facts--we don't need an attorney general who cannot do the job he elected to do. This is reason number one why we vote this man out of office as soon as we have the opportunity.