Republicans never seem to tire of proving Howard Dean right. You just can't
make this crap up:
Since 1998, Ohio has invested millions of dollars in the unregulated world of
rare coins, buying nickels, dimes, and pennies.
Controlling the money for the state? Prominent local Republican and coin dealer Tom Noe, whose firm made more than $1 million off the deal last year alone.
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And the state has maintained its stake in Capital Coin despite documented problems:
* Two coins worth roughly $300,000 were lost in the mail in 2003. (Emphasis added.)
I love it - a state pension fund buying freakin' Buffalo Nickels! (From a major Republican player, of course.) And some of `em even managed to get "lost in the mail." Uh huh. How these jokers ever gained a reputation for fiscal trustworthiness is just beyond me. I'll take Alan Hevesi any day.
(Via AmericaBlog.)