DISQUS

Tim,

To answer your questions,

"Who wrote the articles?"

You yourself said it doesn't matter whether Paul wrote them or not, so why does it matter who actually penned the words?

"How long did he work for Paul?"

Again, why is this relevant? If the author worked for the newsletter for the 5 year period you mentioned, or only for one day, would it matter to you? You'd fault Paul for oversight either way, right?

"When did Paul learn what he was writing?"

Again, I don't see how this matters. He either learned about it after reading one of the articles himself or he was told about it.

"Was he fired for it?"

If you'd read Paul's press release regarding this useless issue, you'd see that he did in fact take responsible action and fire those responsibile.

I liken this situation as follows:

Let’s say you left your credit card in the department store and someone took it. You didn't realize it was missing for some time. By that time, however, your account was maxed out. Identity theft – just like what happened to Paul. Now, fast forward 25 years. I confront you and STILL redicule and blame you for losing your credit card...way back when. You understand it was your fault for not being careful enough with your identity, but wouldn’t you think that it was time for others to let the incident go? It was an honest mistake, and when you found out about it you made sure it wouldn’t happen again and you made sure those involved in the theft were dealt with.

Just like Paul. When he found out about such letters, he fired those responsible. He took responsibility.

I just don't understand what more the man ought to do.

Nope, not racist.

Next!

Don't fear: Paul only earmarks such items to reimberse his district after their taxes has been taken.  Once the vote for said earmarks hits the floor, he vetos it.