Parents want the best of everything for
their children. Even after getting the best of everything, children sometimes
fall short of goals set by parents regardless of their teachings and advice.
When Sandi and Jesse Jr., came onto the
national political stage they were novices compared to politicians from the
“school of hard knocks.” They were well educated, but had no mentoring from
seasoned politicians like William L. Dawson, Ralph Metcalfe, or Claude Holman
to guide them through political pitfalls. Driven by today’s political culture
of power, greed, and “I didn’t do it,” they would succumb to misappropriating
Campaign Funds.
Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty in Federal
Court to criminal charges that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750.000 dollars
in Campaign Funds on personal items. Sandi Jackson pleaded guilty to filing
false Joint Federal Income Tax returns that knowingly understated the income
the couple received. Both are facing prison terms.
The Jacksons' knew the rules, but made bad
choices because of greed and assumed powers they didn’t have. Because of their mistakes, the Jacksons' may
have to experience some jail time. Robin Kelly, former Illinois State
Representative, has been sworn in to take over the seat held for seventeen
years by scandal-tarnished Jesse Jackson Jr.
Harry Browne said, “Everyone will
experience the consequences of his own acts. If his acts are right, he’ll get
good consequences; if they’re not he’ll suffer for it.” Even if the Jacksons’
have to suffer for their mistakes; maybe they can become advocates for Campaign
Reform or go on the talk show circuit (like Carl Rove). They can talk about penalties
for misusing Campaign Funds or maybe write a book titled, “Campaign Guidelines
for Dummies.”
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