Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) Gives Up Seat on House Appropriations Committee
Posted by Stephanie Taylor on April 19, 2007 at 04:14 PM
In the wake of an FBI search of his home, Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) has decided to give up his seat on the House Appropriations Committee.
Doolittle is under investigation due to his ties with convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff. From ThinkProgress:
The relationship between John Doolittle and criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff is extensive. Doolittle received $64,500 from Abramoff, his partners and clients between 2001 and 2004. Abramoff let Doolittle hold fundraisers in his sky box for free, and paid to send Doolittle’s top aide to Puerto Rico. Abramoff hired Doolittle’s then-chief of staff, Kevin Ring, who in turn helped hire Doolittle’s wife. Julie Doolittle, who owned a consulting firm, was brought on by Abramoff and his firm, Greenberg Traurig, to do fundraising for Abramoff’s charity.
Doolittle has also drawn strong criticism for employing his wife as his campaign fundraiser in the past. In January he said that he would no longer do so.
Julie Doolittle has collected more than $100,000 from donors--15 percent of what was raised--since 2003. And don’t forget that California has state communal property laws. What belongs to Julie also belongs to John.
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Another one bites the dust? Abramoff is the gift that keeps on giving.
Just think. If we had a DOJ that was allowed to really probe further into K Street corruption, there might be a lot more indictments being prepared for grand juries.
Instead we have a kangeroo court jester for a Attorney General. He can't even remember where he put the copy of his job description. Maybe the House of Representatives should displace his paychecks for the rest of Bush's term?
I didn't see the Senate hearing today, but Lou Dobbs said it was more pathetic than the usual testimony given by members of the Bush administration. Imagine how embarrassed the 93 federal prosecutors must have felt.
Is there any governmental institution left that Bush hasn't tarnished with incompetence and corruption?
The 15% congressman is toast. Not technically illegal, but pretty obviously corrupt.
"We have a kangaroo court jester for Attorney General."
That's OK, he's next. You have to admit it's pretty hard not to hop around when you have your foot firmly planted in your mouth. ;-D
Hello All,
I am a lifelong Irish Catholic American Democrat. I am 41 yrs old. Can anyone tell me of any story when they have been abandoned by their government? My nephew was taken to the Slovak Republic in 2005, my brother won a judgement in the slovak republic to have his only son returned to the USA in 09/2006. Now there is an appeal process, we know for a fact their government shuts down for the summer, what about those of us left behind, The US STATE DEPT has been ZERO helpful. ANy suggetions from my fellow americans? God Bless America, Bring My 8 yr Old Nephew Home. Thank You, Respectfully, Eileen
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