EARL GRAY'S DOUBLE-STANDARD

Am I the only one who finds it odd that Earl Gray has an issue with selective prosecution of Minnesota Vikings players (vs. the staff of the boat), but saw nothing wrong with selectively prosecuting Republicans for campaign violations?

##

"'Mr. Culpepper is charged with an offense that can't be proved and he will be found not guilty,' [Earl] Gray said. 'The only reason he was charged is because of his name.'" Source: Star Tribune, December 23, 2005

##

"During grand jury proceedings, grand jurors repeatedly asked why prosecutors did not seek to indict anyone in connection with the American Bankers donations to the Democratic campaign committee.

Flanagan said in 2003 that he did not pursue the Democratic donations because no one complained about them or produced any evidence comparable to the Eibensteiner thank-you note.

Mauzy, Eibensteiner's lawyer, has repeatedly argued that Flanagan and [Earl] Gray improperly singled out Eibensteiner for prosecution because he is Republican and ignored the Democratic donations. Both prosecutors denied they had any political motivation." Source: Duluth News-Tribune, November 7, 2005