John Swallow Political Corruption Update - Episode 19

Will John Swallow's heretofore "dithering" fellow Utah GOP colleagues soon be introducing their ethically-challenged and politically radioactive Utah A.G. comrade to the undercarriage of a bus?

The torrent of disturbing stories about Utah Attorney General John Swallow's "questionable" behavior continued to ooze out unabated late this week, including this story from the Deseret News, revealing Swallow's troublingly close business relationship with Jeremy Johnson, whose allegations regarding a possible Harry Reid bribery plot triggered Swallow's pending federal investigation in the first place:

• Emails shed new light on A.G. Swallow's relationship with indicted businessman Johnson

And here's another related Thursday story from the Salt Lake Tribune, reporting that "Swallow continued to try to broker business deals — even after he became Utah’s chief deputy attorney general — that involved his former payday-loan employer and St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson, according to court documents filed Thursday":

• Swallow tried to set up business deals while in A.G.’s office, email shows

In the wake of Weber County Forum's numerous calls for some palpable action by the heretofore silent Utah Republican Party "apparatus,"and in the aftermath of relatively scathing public commentary from Utah State Rep. Paul Ray and former State House Rep. Dan Liljenquist, surprise of surprises, the level of discourse involving the "I"-word had markedly increased in pitch, tone and volume by Friday:

• Impeach John Swallow? The buzz is building in Utah House
• Bob Bernick's Notebook: What's the Legislature to Do with John Swallow?
• GOP freshman uses ‘I’-word for Swallow: Impeachment  
• The “I”-Word: Utah’s Attorney General and the Truth About Impeachment

Famous "Last Words?"

And lo and behold, the Standard-Examiner reports this morning that elected GOP officials are now at long last "getting off their duffs" and "planning" at least some "formal" "weighing" action in this matter:

• June 19 GOP caucus to weigh actions against Swallow

If we were the wagering type (which we're not) we'd lay odds that Swallow's heretofore "dithering" fellow Utah GOP colleagues will soon be introducing their ethically-challenged and politically radioactive Utah A.G. comrade to the undercarriage of a bus.

And so...  whadda YOU think, O Gentle Ones?

So: Is our admittedly creepy Utah Attorney General John Swallow political "toast?"