Jones Street quote of the week

By: - February 14, 2011 11:29 am

It’s only Monday morning, but it will be tough for anyone to outdo Rep. Mike Stone’s explanation of the secret meeting he ran last week for House Republicans on video poker:

“I didn’t run anything except the agenda.”

As reporter Andy Curliss of the News & Observer  explains in his report on the matter, Stone is a Sanford convenience store owner who already profuits from video poker-like machines in his store.

Sounds like Stone may want to get a little ethics refresher before he gets much further into his freshperson year at the G.A.

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Rob Schofield
Rob Schofield

NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield oversees day-to-day newsroom operations, authors and voices regular commentaries, and hosts the 'News & Views' weekly radio show/podcast.

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