{"id":25542,"date":"2016-12-21T12:36:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25542"},"modified":"2016-12-21T12:36:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T20:36:19","slug":"surrounding-the-rat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/21\/surrounding-the-rat\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrounding the Rat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">I have written about Rick Snyder, Crimefuhrer of the Republican Totalitarian Managed Plutocracy of Snyderstan on at least forty two occasions from 2009 through today, so I&#8217;ve had more that ample opportunity to whet my appetite for surrounding him,&#160; criminal charges, indictments, trials and a nice prison cell.&#160; At long last, it looks like we&#8217;re surrounding the rat.<\/font><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Snyder\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Snyder\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Snyder.jpg\" width=\"360\" align=\"left\" height=\"461\" \/>A criminal investigation into this city\u2019s water crisis reached into the top ranks of supervision over Flint on Tuesday as Michigan officials announced felony charges against two former state-appointed emergency managers, accusing them of fixating on saving money rather than on the safety of residents.<\/p>\n<p>The managers, who were appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder to lead Flint out of fiscal distress, were charged over their roles in the public health crisis prompted by the city\u2019s switch to a new water source, as well as the delays in responding to residents\u2019 complaints as they suffered the devastating effects.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the charges at a banquet center not far from the Flint River, Bill Schuette, the state\u2019s attorney general, described \u201ca fixation on finances and balance sheets\u201d as at the root of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/24\/us\/when-the-water-turned-brown.html\" target=\"_blank\">what happened in Flint<\/a>, where the water has been tied to the <a href=\"http:\/\/health.nytimes.com\/health\/guides\/nutrition\/lead-nutritional-considerations\/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier\" target=\"_blank\">lead poisoning<\/a> of children and the deaths of 12 people from Legionnaires\u2019 disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll too prevalent in this Flint water investigation was a priority on balance sheets and finances rather than health and safety of the citizens of Flint,\u201d said Mr. Schuette, a Republican who is seen as a possible candidate for governor in 2018&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">From &lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/12\/20\/us\/flint-water-charges.html\" target=\"_blank\">NY Times<\/a>&gt;<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Maddow<\/a> covered the story in two segments.&#160; In the first she provides background and talks about the charges.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/7wvmTC\/MSNBCEmbeddedOffSite?guid=n_maddow_aflint_161220\" width=\"635\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">In the second,Rachel discusses the likelihood that they will charge Snyder.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/player.theplatform.com\/p\/7wvmTC\/MSNBCEmbeddedOffSite?guid=n_maddow_bflint_161220\" width=\"635\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#0000ff\">Unlike King Midas, whatever Snyder touches turns to shit. 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