We had lunch yesterday with some friends and we were discussing who to vote for.
Some people were leaning towards President Bush and others were leaning towards Sen. Kerry.
One girl had been married for some time to Ramon Milian Rodriguez. Milian Rodriguez was an acquaintance of mine who is serving a 43 year sentence. Milian Rodriguez was the Chief Accountant responsible for laundering drug profits for then Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega and the Colombian drug cartels.
While I condemn his actions and feel that he is paying the price he needs to pay, the following story struck me as interesting.
In 1986 (when he was already in trouble with the Federal gov't.) Milian Rodriguez was offered a plea bargain deal by Sen. Kerry in exchange for his co-operation testimony before Sen. Kerry's commitee. I did a google on his name and what his ex wife says seems to be verifiable. Milian Rodriguez did indeed testify, his testimony was used by Sen. Kerry's commision against President Reagan and Oliver North during the Iran-Contra hearings. His testimony was also the impetus for the invasion of Panama.
According to Milian Rodriguez' ex wife upon the completion of his testimony Sen. Kerry abandoned Milian Rodriguez and would not honor his commitments. She denounces Mr. Kerry to be a liar and a man totally without honor.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/archive/gunsdrugscia.html