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DeLAY’S FORMER AIDE ADMITS TAKING BRIBES: Lawmaker says he didn’t know of the wrongdoing in his office that led to a guilty plea (via The People’s Republic of Seabrook) WASHINGTON – A former top aide to U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay admitted Friday to accepting bribes while on the lawmaker’s staff and has joined the circle […]
Today we get our first of hopefully many scoundrels going down in the Abramoff/Delay connection: A former top aide to Rep. Tom DeLay pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and promised to cooperate with the government’s investigation of lobbying fraud. Tony Rudy, DeLay’s former deputy chief of staff, was told by a U.S. District judge that […]
I heard of being in bed with the right but the latest piece by Newsweek columnist Eleanor Clift makes it sound like one hell of an orgy going on: Republicans finally had something to celebrate this week when Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold called for censuring George W. Bush. Democrats must have a death wish. Just […]
So today Gale Norton, the Interior Secretary, resigned abruptly from Bush’s cabinet today. For those who are not familiar with her ties to Abramoff, I thought it would be time to highlight some of them. First up is this nice article from the Boston Globe on 11/4/2005: WASHINGTON — Investigators have unearthed e-mails indicating that […]
So I am going through the Vanity Fair (pdf file) article on Abramoff and all I can say is WOW. It really shows us more into the connections this slime has. Here are some interesting excerpts from it: …the head of the Republican National Committee, Ken Mehlman, said in an interview, “Abramoff is someone who […]
The AP does a nice job of reminding people why Tom Delay could be facing his hardest political battle yet: WASHINGTON – Rep. Tom DeLay, whose association with lobbyist Jack Abramoff has left him politically vulnerable, is spending Texas’ primary night Tuesday at a fundraiser hosted by two Washington lobbyists. DeLay faces three opponents in […]
This shows you the level of maturity exercised by Republicans in Congress: Rep. Michael Oxley, outgoing chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, shouted in outrage at a closed-door conference of House Republicans last Tuesday in protesting a reform barring from the House gymnasium former congressmen who become lobbyists. Oxley, who is not seeking election […]
Well this is a shocker to read on a Saturday afternoon: ROVE MUST GO A national survey by pollster Mark Penn shows two-to-one sentiment that not only Rep. Tom DeLay but also top presidential adviser Karl Rove should resign from office. Interviews of 1,003 voters last Nov. 5-16, conducted for the Democratic Leadership Council, showed […]
Now we learn of allegations of wide-spread insider trading occurring in our nation’s capital: After a comment by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) on Air America’s Majority Report Wednesday evening, RAW STORY has learned that House Democrats are pushing the ethics committee to investigate allegations of congressional offices providing privleged information to Wall Street investors. An […]