The hero. The idol. The man they set up on a pedestal for the entire conservative movement is now implicated in the Jack Abramoff scandal: Five conservative nonprofit organizations, including one run by prominent Republican Grover Norquist, “perpetrated a fraud” on taxpayers by selling their clout to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Senate investigators said in a […]
Big plans: DeLay’s next mission is in God’s hands. Disgraced congressman has a wholly holy agenda (via The People’s Republic of Seabrook) Tom DeLay may look as though he’s finished because he is quitting Congress, facing a trial on felony political corruption charges in Texas and being targeted by federal prosecutors in the Jack Abramoff […]
Republicans may change the rules allowing former senators to attend weekly GOP luncheon meetings after retired Sen. Lauch Faircloth attended a session while lobbying a bill pending on the floor. He attended Tuesday‘s luncheon, just hours before a crucial vote on the bill, which would end decades of lawsuits against manufacturers and their insurers, potentially […]
According to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, people not only know about the Jack Abramoff scandal but also feel it is a GOP problem and very serious. • Most Americans say they’re following news of the Abramoff scandal closely, and 53% call it a major scandal. Just 9% see it as “not a serious matter.” […]
One of the most powerful committees in Congress is the House Appropriations Committee. The chairmen of the committee must hold the highest ethical standards because the influence of bribery and greed is so great. This is what lead to the conviction and downfall of Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, the former committee chairman. So who will […]