Dems need to file a Police Report on the theft of the flags.

[dkf]

I'm sure they were worth quite a bundle. What's grand theft? It can't be more than a couple thousand no?

From Wikipedia:

Grand theft is a felony crime in the United States defined as the theft of objects exceeding a certain monetary value.

Grand theft is committed when the money, labor, real or personal property stolen is valued at more than $400. Grand Theft can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony and is punishable by up to one year in county jail or 16 months in state prison. Depending on the value of the goods stolen.

It is usually distinguished from petty theft where the value of the item taken is substantially lower in value. However, this distinction is not always the case. In the United States, for example, the theft of an automobile is usually considered Grand theft even if the vehicle is a salvage or scrap vehicle having no value or a very small value.

In the United States, the value necessary for a crime to rise from Petty to Grand theft can be as low as $100 depending on the jurisdiction, but is usually $200 or $1000. For instance, if property is in excess of a certain amount, then the charge would be raised to Grand Theft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_theft

[yourguide]

1. I concur. They should have been screaming theft in their statement.

[itsrobert]

2. Republicans receiving stolen property

wow, this could cost them the election.

[True_Blue]

3. That would put a stop to their lies real quick

And that would show how desperate the repiglicans are to win this election.

[WeDidIt]

4. Yep, that would pretty much do the trick

The story would get buried after that.

[ashling]

5. I respectfully suggest that if you have time to push this story

Then you have too much time on your hands and should do something to really push the issues, not this.
We don't need to waste time on these edge distractions.

[dkf]

6. I bet you are going to personally hear this accusation in the next week.

[True_Blue]

7. Unfortunately these edge distractions often make or break a campaign

We could either easily turn this around on them filing theft charges or ignore it and let them keep using it as a talking point against the Democrats.