Friday, December 02, 2005
Lobbyist Abramoff Investigation Involving Even More Republicans
Prosecutors are increasing their pressure on Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, holding out the possibility of many more charges, hoping to get him to turn and give evidence against Members of Congress.
The new twist is that Abramoff may have been helping Republican Congressional staffers get jobs in lobbying firms while they were still in positions where they could do favors for him. (It's illegal to offer a government employee a job as in inducement to do you a favor.)
The Republican scandals just keep growing, and Republicans are beginning to get worried about the 2006 elections, where all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate and 36 governors are up for election.
But I can't help wonder if the regular folks out in the hinterland are paying attention. I heard a Republican wag talking about the Congressional scandals say that no Member of Congress ever lost his job because of something another Member of Congress did. That may be true, but I can't help but be reminded of the 1994 sweep when so many Republicans won seats because of the perception of Democratic scandals (which pale in comparison).
I don't want to get too excited yet, because the elections are a year away, but I do hope for the country's sake that the voters sweep out the corrupt Republicans.
The new twist is that Abramoff may have been helping Republican Congressional staffers get jobs in lobbying firms while they were still in positions where they could do favors for him. (It's illegal to offer a government employee a job as in inducement to do you a favor.)
The Republican scandals just keep growing, and Republicans are beginning to get worried about the 2006 elections, where all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate and 36 governors are up for election.
But I can't help wonder if the regular folks out in the hinterland are paying attention. I heard a Republican wag talking about the Congressional scandals say that no Member of Congress ever lost his job because of something another Member of Congress did. That may be true, but I can't help but be reminded of the 1994 sweep when so many Republicans won seats because of the perception of Democratic scandals (which pale in comparison).
I don't want to get too excited yet, because the elections are a year away, but I do hope for the country's sake that the voters sweep out the corrupt Republicans.
