John McCain's Tainted Money
Posted by Nolan Treadway on August 15, 2008 at 05:09 PM
That is a picture of a bunch of criminals and a
John McCain fundraiser on a boondoggle golfing trip to Scotland.
On the left is infamous con-man Jack Abramoff who plead guilty to a variety of charges including conspiracy to bribe public officials. He is now serving a five-year sentence related to those charges.
Who are the public officials Abramoff was bribing? Well, one willing bribe-taker is pictured on the right, former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH). Ney is lucky enough to walk out of jail this morning after serving 17 months of his 30 month sentence.
To the left of Ney is David Safavian, who has similar charges pending in an appeal.
And besides the unlucky "golf organizer" standing in the back, Jason Murdoch, the last person surrounded by these nefarious golfers is Ralph Reed, who is raising money for John McCain. Reed escaped the law but his name is more than tainted. He lost the Republican primary for Georgia Lt. Governor in 2006 and has been exposed as a hypocrite for taking money from casinos after previously referring to gambling as "a cancer."
Representative Henry Waxman, Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, had this to say this morning:
John McCain's decision to raise money from one of the key figures in the Jack Abramoff scandal - one of Abramoff's conspirators in a money laundering scheme -- is a very disappointing example of John McCain abandoning his principles on the campaign trail. He claimed to be a reformer? Well, reformer no more.
With Bob Ney being released from prison, how long before Senator McCain asks him to host a fundraiser also?
Comments (6) «
Wow! That is great billboard material, or a mobile billboard with a plastic elephant on back? I can see it now on the highways and county roads of Ohio just as a reminder to all...
Why we are working hard to make sure Zack Space wins the 18th district again!
Zack's Ethics Pledge:
at: http://www.zackspace.org
"I promise to you as your Congressman, I will accept: No gifts from lobbyists: No trips from lobbyists: No meals from lobbyists: I will never put corporate interests above the people I represent".
Zack has been busy since we put him in and has done a good job for the counties. You can see where he stands on the issues and what he has done at his official site -
http://space.house.gov/
I hope the Scots locked their cupboards before they showed up.
McCain -- tax beraks for big oil. Did not pay taxes for 5 years on his vacation home.
At the end of June, Mrs. Clinton had about $45 million on hand for her presidential campaign; the loss of $850,000 amounts to less than 2 percent of that sum, but, her advisers say, it is a relatively sizable amount that would have been welcomed for the expensive television advertising purchases ahead.The Clinton adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal campaign deliberations, said that Mrs. Clinton “did not want the Hus issue to be a distraction for the campaign, and wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
Lincon
New Mexico Drug Treatment Centers
At the end of June, Mrs. Clinton had about $45 million on hand for her presidential campaign; the loss of $850,000 amounts to less than 2 percent of that sum, but, her advisers say, it is a relatively sizable amount that would have been welcomed for the expensive television advertising purchases ahead.The Clinton adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal campaign deliberations, said that Mrs. Clinton “did not want the Hus issue to be a distraction for the campaign, and wants to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
Lincon
New Mexico Drug Treatment Centers
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