William DiMascio is a former Associated Press Bureau chief for the state of Ohio, executive editor of the Cleveland Press and communications consultant. Now retired, he lives in Upper Arlington.
What’s left to say about despicable George Santos, the New York con man who lied his way into Congress: That he has taken the word embellish to new heights?
That his nose is longer than Pinocchio’s? That he is the reincarnation of America’s most dishonest former president?
Well, there is more, and it is dangerous.
It should concern people throughout the United States. Indeed, it is, perhaps, the bitterest pill to swallow because we the people chose to elevate to a position of leadership an individual with less integrity than a single-cell organism.
Letters:George Santos left ‘liar’ off his resume
Information was out there
Consider the fact that voters who put Santos in Congress did so after being told by their local newspaper weeks before the election that the self-styled gay Latino “is so bizarre, unprincipled and sketchy” that it refused to endorse him.
Long Island’s “North Shore Leader” also explained months in advance that a venture fund he directed was shut down by the SEC in 2020 as a “Ponzi scheme” – the same kind of scam that bilked millions of dollars from investors and landed Bernie Madoff in prison.
Democracy depends on a knowledgeable public. It is up to voters to be informed about candidates and issues, and when it comes to races for seats in the U.S. House,…
