Why is the party identifier missing in this story about not one, but two, governors involved in a scandal concerning child sexual abuse by one of them?

The Oregon State Bar has asked Gov. Ted Kulongoski to respond to allegations that he lied about his knowledge of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of an underage girl.

The bar, acting on complaints by conservative radio talk show host Lars Larson and Newberg resident James Johnson, has given Kulongoski until Nov. 30 to give his account "concerning his knowledge of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's misconduct."
Kulongoski spokeswoman Patty Wentz said Kulongoski "absolutely" will respond to the bar's request by the deadline.

The governor, an "inactive" member of the bar, has hired a private lawyer, Roy Pulvers, of the Portland firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, to represent him. The bar's letter was sent to Pulvers, rather than directly to the governor.

Chris Mullman, the bar's assistant general counsel, is reviewing the complaint to determine whether to reject it or begin a more formal investigation.

The complaint stems from statements by Goldschmidt's former speechwriter Fred Leonhardt that he told Kulongoski details about Goldschmidt's abuse in 1994, while the two were at a party, and that they discussed it on several other occasions. Kulongoski has said on numerous occasions that he never heard allegations or rumors that Goldschmidt had sex with a minor when he was Portland's mayor in the 1970s.

Although Leonhardt's statements were first made public in The Oregonian in 2004, they have resurfaced in recent weeks as the state investigates similar allegations of lying by Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto. Leonhardt says he first heard details of Goldschmidt's misconduct from Giusto, who had been Goldschmidt's driver.

Somehow this critical bit of information was left out of the entire article. Any informed reader would know the answer, though – the child molesting Goldschmidt and the justice obstructing Kulongoski are both proud Democrats. Why aren’t the Democrats at the oh-so-liberal Oregonian willing to claim them as such?

H/T Don Surber

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