It never amazes me when a Democratic Party source like the AP fails to mention his criminal history, or the pardon he bought from Clinton.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F
Here are some sources on Cisneros.
His bio in left-leaning Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_G._Cisneros
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/20/clinton.pardon/index.html
He paid his mistress over a quarter of a million, under the table. He cheated the IRS on the amount. He was never charged for that before he got the blanket parton from Clinton:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/cisneros/stories/cis052095.htm
AJ Strata had some interesting commentary at the time. He ascribed the whole thing to the immaturity, the desire to play playboy, which was so important to Clinton and to Cisneros:
http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/1202
By the way, Cisneros is not only the sort of man that needs to write a check to get a date, he's also the sort of man that when his having done that gets the girl in trouble, cavalierly lets HER go off to jail whil HE wriggles out.
If he's the sort of citizen Mexicans' kids become, there ought to be a bounty on him. Fortunately, he is a single individual and not typical of his race -- most of them are far finer human beings.
d.o.l.
Criminal Number 18F