No charges filed yet, but you’ve got to think that there are some in the works.

Helen Jones-Kelley, the suspended director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, “had no legitimate agency function or purpose to support her decision” to check on the newly minted political figure, the report states…

The report reached no conclusion on whether Jones-Kelley’s approval of the checks were politically motivated.

“However, the circumstances surrounding the unauthorized searches are exacerbated in light of the director’s sending and receiving e-mail related to a political activity through state resources,” the report said…

Charles said his report would be sent to the office of Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien for review…

The agency has no such policy in writing or records documenting such checks on the newly famous or rich, but state officials said the inspector general was provided with several examples of the practice from recent years.

Probably one of the saddest stories in the 2008 election cycle was the way Joe the Plumber was treated after he asked the media’s preferred candidate a direct and difficult question.  He came out ahead in the end, I think, but the way he was attacked by the media and the left for doing nothing other than asking Obama a question that got caught on camera was shameful.

He didn’t do anything wrong.  He asked question, and didn’t deserve to have whatever imperfections exist in his personal life bandied about as national headlines.