The end for Michael Grimm?

[Gusjay Gupta]

New York Rep. Michael Grimm has always been a survivor, so if he steps into a federal court in Brooklyn Tuesday and pleads guilty to a felony charge that he evaded taxes — as he is expected to do — it will most likely be the beginning of the end for his brief, but spectacularly colorful, political career.

There is no word yet on whether the New York Republican’s plea deal will involve prison time, although with his record of public service, any period of incarceration would likely be short. Grimm faced as much as 20 years behind bars under his federal indictment.

Yet what is all but certain is that Grimm can’t survive politically once he admits guilt. After all, it was Grimm himself who suggested that if he was convicted, he would step down.

“If things don’t go my way, right? And I had to step down in January, then there will be a special election, and at least the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn can then have qualified candidates to choose from,” Grimm said during an October radio interview.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/1...#ixzz3MjsWwgrQ

I guess Michael Scott's freude is feeling pretty schadened at the moment.

[finnbow]

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Maybe he and VA Governor McDonnell can share a cell.

[BlueStreak]

Now, the rich and powerful and their wingnut stooges here, in Va, are besieging the court with letters and phone calls requesting the former Gov be given community service rather than jail time. Because he's such a wonderful man and everybody knows that Republicans just don't do the things these liars have accused him off.......................

Yeah right.

SLAM! Clink! See you in ten years, asshole.

Dave

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Gusjay Gupta

Yet what is all but certain is that Grimm can’t survive politically once he admits guilt. After all, it was Grimm himself who suggested that if he was convicted, he would step down.

“If things don’t go my way, right? And I had to step down in January, then there will be a special election, and at least the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn can then have qualified candidates to choose from,” Grimm said during an October radio interview.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/1...#ixzz3MjsWwgrQ

I guess Michael Scott's freude is feeling pretty schadened at the moment.

Grimm can say anything and survive politically in that constituency.

He is astute at playing the race card.

[Ike Bana]

One of these days, probably in prison, Grimm is gonna try to physically intimidate the wrong person and end up stomped within an inch of his life.