Richard Cordray Doles Out Political Payback On Bill O’Neill For Refusing To Exit Ohio Dem Primary

On Friday, Washington D.C. Bureaucrat Richard Cordray finally broke his silence on his close friend and fellow Democrat Ohio gubernatorial candidate Bill O’Neill’s deamining comments on women, nearly a full month after all four of his Democrat opponents did so. But Cordray’s condemnation appears to be motivated by his intent to dole out political payback on O’Neill instead of any legitimate outrage toward his actions.

Cordray’s overdue comment on his embattled friend only came after O’Neill went back on a pledge he had previously made to drop out of the race and endorse Cordray upon his entrance. The two had reportedly kept in touch following Cordray’s resignation from the CFPB in November, having half hour conversations with one another while Cordray refused to comment on his relationship with O’Neill when asked about the topic, saying he “didn’t have much of anything to say about that.” It was only after O’Neill made it official that he intended to resign from the Supreme Court and continue his gubernatorial bid that Cordray finally denounced his friend’s actions.

If Cordray was legitimately outraged by O’Neill’s offensive conduct, he would have immediately issued a firm condemnation at the first possible opportunity as his four Democrat opponents had done a month earlier. Instead, Cordray waited until O’Neill fully committed to running against him in the Democrat primary and then issued a denouncement as apparent political payback for refusing to step aside and support his candidacy. Cordray’s late condemnation not only showed an immense failure of leadership on his part, but it further proved that he is more focused on doling out payback than standing up for Ohioans.