This is a true story. After getting rid of a real auditor who ran the office during his lengthy absences from the job, outgoing State Auditor Tom Wagner has appointed a pretend auditor, James ‘Hug Me, I Used To Be A Cop’ Spadola, as Deputy Auditor. He will in fact be the Acting Auditor b/c Wagner’s headed for surgery. Oh, BTW, Spadola coincidentally is also running for the position of State Auditor, although I don’t know how he’ll find time to campaign while carrying out his duties.
Here’s Matt Bittle’s tweet:
Auditor Tom Wagner says he is appointing James Spadola as his deputy. Why is this notable? Spadola is the Republican nominee for auditor (Wagner is retiring).
If I suspected that Wagner was capable of playing three-dimensional chess, I’d assume that he was just trying to guarantee that Park City Kathy would win that race. He’s not, but he did guarantee her victory.
I knew it when he whitewashed that report on Dick Cathcart, but Wagner is one corrupt Rethuglican. And Spadola has demonstrated his fealty to corruption by accepting the ‘position’. I’ll say it again: The entire Republican Party is one big criminal conspiracy.
Gotta admit…didn’t see this one coming…