Progressive Democrat Issue 110: MICHIGAN FOCUS: Chair of MI Young Republicans Indicted

Republican corruption, racism and abuse of women is a theme I focus on in my Target the Corrupt Republican blog. Sometimes, a Republican gets so awful it amazes me that anyone will stick with them. Abuse of by Republican Congressman Don Sherwood of Pennsylvania of his mistress of 5 years and wife beating by Republican Congressman John Sweeny of New York didn't prevent Republicans all the way up to Bush from supporting them.

Well, in Michigan the Chair of the Young Republicans has been indicted on some pretty serious charges.

From Raw Story:

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The chairman of a Michigan young Republicans group is accused of raping a 21-year-old woman while both were in Cleveland for a convention last July.

A grand jury in Cleveland returned a 17-count indictment Wednesday against 32-year-old Michael Flory, including charges of rape, kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Flory is chairman of the Michigan Federation of Young Republicans, an organization for members of the party between 18 and 40.

He attended the national group's convention last summer. He says the charges are baseless and he intends to plead not guilty. An arraignment is set for Feb. 22.

Well, this gentleman is innocent until proven guilty. But let's face facts. These are serious charges and if this guy were an inner city black man, the Republicans would be calling for his head on a pike without benefit of a trial. If these allegations are even partly true, this shows once again that those who claim to be members of the "moral party" are seldom as moral as they want everyone elese to be.

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