The Big 3 Get Dragged into Ethics Scandal
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According to an article in the Forum this weekend, it appears as though our 3 Democrats in Washington may have some ties with the big ethics scandal currently swirling around House Majority Leader Tom Delay.
After reading the entire article, the ties to Jack Abramoff do not seem very striking and I highly doubt any disciplinary actions will be taken on any of the three. Reps for each of the three adamantly deny any links to Abramoff and say that the proper paperwork was filed with federal election officials. But then again Tom Delay's reps are taking the same type of tone.
This ethics debate is far from over and by the time it is, I suspect many, many more ethics violations will be brought to light as Republicans retaliate. This one's gonna get ugly.
If Delay continues to take heat with these ethics charges, thus damaging the image of Republicans nationwide, I think this photo from last week may certainly foreshadow his fate as House Majority Leader.
According to an article in the Forum this weekend, it appears as though our 3 Democrats in Washington may have some ties with the big ethics scandal currently swirling around House Majority Leader Tom Delay.
The Forum- In mid-March, Washington, D.C., watchdog groups and news reports listed Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., as a suspected ethics violator, along with embattled Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, because of a trip to South Korea.
Last week, BusinessWeek Online implied Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., was a recipient of the "avid schmoozing" of Jack Abramoff, a DeLay associate and tribal lobbyist now under federal investigation by a panel of which Dorgan is vice chairman.
And about two months ago, the Arizona Republic reported Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., had "received at least $2,000 from tribes linked to Abramoff."
After reading the entire article, the ties to Jack Abramoff do not seem very striking and I highly doubt any disciplinary actions will be taken on any of the three. Reps for each of the three adamantly deny any links to Abramoff and say that the proper paperwork was filed with federal election officials. But then again Tom Delay's reps are taking the same type of tone.
This ethics debate is far from over and by the time it is, I suspect many, many more ethics violations will be brought to light as Republicans retaliate. This one's gonna get ugly.
If Delay continues to take heat with these ethics charges, thus damaging the image of Republicans nationwide, I think this photo from last week may certainly foreshadow his fate as House Majority Leader.
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