Authorities raided ACORN today yesterday in Vegas, alleging fraud. Saw that one coming. Apparently the Nevada Secretary of State was tipped off when election officials noticed that the Dallas Cowboys seemed to be registered to vote in Nevada.

Despite the recent squawking about ACORN’s nefarious activities from the center to right blogosphere, I’m sure the Dems — who pushed for as some of the bailout’s profits to go to ACORN — didn’t know anything about it.

UPDATE: More ACORN fraud, not surprisingly. This time in Kansas City, and I doubt it’s the last time we’ll hear about it.

Developing story on CNN: “The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned Zimbabwe’s government for strife that has marred a presidential runoff campaign.”

And of course, it means nothing. Rogue and despotic governments need do no more than smile and nod at the finger wagging of the impotent United Nations.

Roland Martin over at CNN seems ready to give the politicians a pass for taking a sweet deal from Countrywide on their mortgages.

We are a nation that loves anything VIP. Come on, don’t sit there and try to be so righteous. If you had an opportunity to be a part of the program, you would jump at it.

Oh, alright. Well I guess that makes it okay, then.

Right now, in some small town, suburb or big city, there are star athletes who get free meals and other perks from local establishments for doing well on the field or the court. Should they? According to the rules, no. But how many parents are quick to say, “Oh, no, don’t do that. It’s just not right”? Again, be honest.

Of course, it is just a tiny bit different when it looks more like bribery and collusion by a major player in the mortgage industry to influence–specifically–lawmakers who sit on the very boards and committees that affect the mortgage industry’s interests. So yes, when that happens, we really do expect our legislators to refuse special treatment in the interest of the public good. I guess that’s what happens, though, when you’ve got far too many career politicians in office and but a scant few real statesmen. There’s a real different between a star athlete getting a free meal at the local burger joint and someone who has power to write laws getting special treatment by an industry they are primarily charged with regulating.

I’m not sure anyone’s falling for Martin’s obvious redirect here. He’s clearly got some agenda behind saying this because his angle is so counter-intuitive. From the comments on the post:

Martin,
I appreciate the spin cycle, but you are so wrong on this.

and

The politicians, particularly Dodd who has been supremely critical of lenders, are recieving illicit benefits from the same company that they say snookered their consitituents into unaffordable home mortgages.

and

I don’t care about some celebrity and what special treatment he/she may get, they live in a different universe any way. But our elected and appointed officials should be above that type of special treatment.