Alderman Gaines resigns
North Little Rock Alderman Cary Gaines, who represents Ward 3, has resigned from the City Council. He confirmed to me last week that he faced federal investigation related to the indictment of an accused Cabot bookmaker and drug dealer who was also accused of trying to influence Gaines to steer city business to an unnamed contractor to generate kickbacks to repay debts owed the Cabot man by Gaines and the contractor.
Here's Gaines brief resignation letter. He had called me to say it would be coming and that he would have no further comment, on advice of his attorney, Chuck Banks.
Gaines was elected to a four-year term in 2006. The Council can fill the remainder of his four year term by appointment or special election.
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Seems like the usual pattern is for an elected official to hang on to his office as long as possible and use the 'honorable resignation' as a bargaining chip once the prosecutors show their hand. Maybe Cary has resigned for the good of the city, or maybe he just didn't think it through. Regardless, that letter didnt say "I didnt do nuthin wrong", did it?
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November 20, 2009 04:30 PM
I assume this is the openline for 11/20/09
Having read Psalm 109:8 this evening, I read the entire Psalm. It begins:
"1 O God, whom I praise,
do not remain silent,
2 for wicked and deceitful men
have opened their mouths against me;
they have spoken against me with lying tongues. . . ."
Read it and see if you don't agree Psalm 109 should be prayed for Republicans of most stripes, trolls, DINOS, Cons and Neocons, Tbaggers and CCRRR's.
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November 20, 2009 07:38 PM
Just a little late for Gaines to be acting like the honorable man we used to think he was. But he did the right thing for NLR. Let's hope any others involved do the same thing.
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November 20, 2009 07:41 PM
Did I mention that Gaines was a Republican long before Frank White switched parties and Gaines was Governor White's top aide?
And if Randy Johnson and the other 74 sheriffs hadn't covered for him back in the 1990s with that Sheriff's Association mess, NLR wouldn't be going through this nightmare right now.
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November 20, 2009 07:49 PM
CC Cowboy ---
Cary Gaines was not Governor White's "top aide". He was not in the top group of staff in Governor White's office. Not sure what his job was. Think they got to know each other through the Jaycees.
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November 21, 2009 11:06 AM
Bayou,
Excuse me. I don't THINK Gaines was Frank White's top aide. I KNOW he was. I was there. Where were you?
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November 21, 2009 11:46 AM