Aug 29 2008
If Liberals are Angry, it Must Mean that Les Merritt is Doing His Job
The State Ethics Commission is asking a Superior Court judge to prevent state Auditor Les Merritt from investigating a claim of preferential treatment for Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, the Democratic nominee for governor, that ultimately may have led to a commission staffer’s firing.
The suit claims that Merritt’s office has a conflict of interest because its investigations chief, Frank Perry, left the ethics commission a year ago. The suit also claims that Merritt, a Republican seeking re-election, “denigrated” the commission in an hourlong interview with radio station WPTF.
It may also be the first time the Office of State Auditor has been sued by another state agency.
Merritt’s office released a statement contending that the commission is trying to keep the matter out of the public eye.
Les Merritt hunts corruption the same way future VP Sarah Palin hunts moose. Then he goes home and makes soup out of it. If liberals are angry at him, it probably means he’s doing his job.
