Sid Salter Vs. The Truth

Here’s what you said in your blog about Haley Barbour’s blind trust:

“If critics of Barbour's legal blind trust don't like the state's current ethics laws, they should get to the Legislature and change them. [Jamie] Franks tried that during the 2007 session and couldn't get past first base in great measure because his legislation was so obviously a political document aimed at Barbour rather than comprehensive ethics reform.”

You should try looking up the facts, Sid.

The only Ethics Commission Bill that saw life during the 2007 session, besides the Commissions’ appropriation bill, was House Bill 1532, which passed the House of Representatives (second base) and went to the Senate (third base) where the Honorable Charlie Ross killed it in his committee on February 27, 2007 (homerun depending on which team you’re on). The authors of the bill were Representatives Bobby Moak, Chuck Espy and Omeria Scott. You did get the part right that it was trying to address the glaring statutory omission of election officials’ blind trusts as income vehicles that deserve reporting to the public.

So much for THAT political conspiracy rumor.

Let’s just hope you’ll lay that one to rest, too.