a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2384:"A shakeup is happening at the <a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130108/NEWS15/301080133/Michigan-Supreme-Court-Justice-Diane-Hathaway-to-retire-after-complaint-about-private-real-estate-transaction">Hall of Justice</a>, and I'm not just talking about <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2011/04/28/superman-renounces-citizenship-00th-issue/">Super Man renouncing his U.S. citizenship</a>:<br />
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<div>LANSING -- Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway announced her retirement from the bench Monday after the Judicial Tenure Commission filed a complaint and sought her immediate suspension, alleging she committed &quot;blatant and brazen&quot; misconduct violations in connection with private real estate transactions.<br />
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Monday's complaint gives the most detailed account to date of alleged efforts by Hathaway and her husband, attorney Michael Kingsley, to misrepresent their net worth so they could qualify for a short sale on their home in Grosse Pointe Park.<br />
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The short sale in Michigan allowed the couple to erase nearly $600,000 in mortgage debt on a $1.5-million home on Lakeview Court in Grosse Pointe Park, which eventually sold for $850,000.</div>
</blockquote>It's tough all over. Making only $164,000 (plus whatever her attorney-husband makes), how is someone supposed to pay for a $1.5-million house? Justices can't live in $200,000 hovels, after all. Perhaps there should be a government program to support well-paid elected officials living in mansion so those underserved overworked, underpaid officials don't have to commit crimes to live luxuriously. Oops, sorry - &quot;allegedly&quot; commit crimes. Whew, covered myself.<br />
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I know what you're thinking: How will this poor justice, who only makes $164k a year, survive in the cold, harsh world? First, Obamacare will make sure she will never be without health care, so don't you worry, and keep on paying those taxes to help poor (soon-to-be-ex) Justice Hathaway. But for her every day needs, she should do OK:<br />
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<div>Hathaway is leaving office before facing possible discipline, but according to the retirement system's website, even forced removal from office would not necessarily have adversely affected her eligibility for pension benefits.</div>
</blockquote>We can all sleep well tonight.<br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}