RESPONSE FROM A READER OF: Bundgaard files $10 million claim against Phoenix

Former Arizona State Senator Bungaard wants money because his political career is over...

is seeking $10 million in damages from the city of Phoenix, alleging the city bungled his arrest and investigation stemming from a freeway fight with his ex-girlfriend 16 months ago. Bundgaard notice of claim

"My political career is over, ruined," he said. (Scott Bungaard quoted in The Arizona Republic)

Response from a reader ...by Jon Altmann

Scott Bungaard, supposedly a conservative values Republican in the Arizona Legislature was shammed from office this past year over a domestic violence incident with his girl friend.

Now he wants Phoenix taxpayers to pay him because his "political career" over.

How's that for a conservative Republican value - "political career" - like the public owes this guy a job?

Now he joins the ranks of Mary Rose Wilcox in wanting lots of the public's cash for so-called damage to a political career.

We need less career politicians and more people who serve because it is a calling for a period of time in their life of giving their time in pursuit of good public policy.

Now Scott Bungaard wants legal welfare to recoup is alleged loss due to his misbehavior.

In a party filled with name calling (RINO, DID, etc.), in a party who has a newly formed GOP party legislative district invite a disbarred former county attorney as its first monthly speaker after formation (LD15 June 2012 meeting), we now have a shamed GOP legislator who wants money from the taxpayers claiming the police framed him. The police framed him after countless witnesses who had no ax to grind gave testimony.

I have a new term for many of us in the GOP - "RID." Republicans In Denial. Perhaps we should all get together with a class action lawsuit and find some government agency we can sue to collect millions and at the same time enrich a trial attorney.

There is a great outcry over illegal immigration and the demands by some that we deport 18 million illegal aliens. Some of the charge is that they don't pay their fair share of the burden on public services they cause. Maybe so. While we are bussing out those 18 million, let's give Scott Bungaard a bus ticket out of town, also.

Scott, time to retrain and get a new career. Unlike the strained economy that has put millions out of work, you did this to yourself and have no one to blame but you. Get a job, Scott.