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August 28, 2007

I Predict Sizemore Will Win His Appeal

The NW Republican blog is reporting that the OEA v. OTU racketeering lawsuit of 2000 will finally reach the Oregon Supreme Court on September 10. It's just a gut feeling I have, but I think Sizemore will win his appeal - or at least a significant part of it. I've written before about the case, and see no reason to do so again now. But I think you should brace yourself. Because you just know that as soon as he wins on any point at all, and I believe he will, he will once again claim he has been exonerated and now should be welcomed back into the world of the legitimate. And if the RICO case is overturned, then I think he will largely succeed. Those who found it intolerably painful that one of their own might be a crook and a liar will, with great relief, take the mental leap from "It wasn't racketeering" to "He didn't do any of what he was accused of doing." Never mind the evidence.

I'm finding a bright side in all this, though. Reading through some of my older posts I can see that whereas I used to be quite emotional about all of this, now I have finally truly put it all behind me. It's a good thing to be free of all the weight of the betrayal, disappointment, frustration, and anger I felt for so many years. With great joy, I find I actually don't care if the Oregon Supreme Court overturns the decision because I have come to understand that our system of justice is in many respects a chess game and not a search for the truth, and sometimes a clever and tenacious crook can outwit his well-funded opponents.

I have also come to understand that politics is a team sport, and people will forgive nearly any wrong-doing when the individual involved is on their team. So if the right-wingers I used to know and work with want to believe that such a ruling means Sizemore has been proven to have done no wrong, I will happily leave them to their willful ignorance. The record is there for anyone who wants to know the truth.

Posted by Becky at August 28, 2007 09:56 AM