Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Abramoff to Plead Guilty to Corruption Today
Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whom Tom DeLay described as "one of my closest and dearest friends," will plead guilty today to corruption charges in a plea bargain deal that could get him to testify against Members of Congress.
MSBNC is reporting that up to 20 lawmakers could be snared. Abramoff is a Republican with close ties to DeLay and Republican Members, but they will probably throw a Democrat into the mix to make Abramoff seem bipartisan in his corruption.
It's too early to tell for sure what impact Abramoff's plea and subsequent testimony may have on the November elections, where every House member and 1/3 of the Senate are up for election, but it may well turn out that the general public is really tired of Republican arrogance and corruption at every level of government, and may just throw them all out.
MSBNC is reporting that up to 20 lawmakers could be snared. Abramoff is a Republican with close ties to DeLay and Republican Members, but they will probably throw a Democrat into the mix to make Abramoff seem bipartisan in his corruption.
It's too early to tell for sure what impact Abramoff's plea and subsequent testimony may have on the November elections, where every House member and 1/3 of the Senate are up for election, but it may well turn out that the general public is really tired of Republican arrogance and corruption at every level of government, and may just throw them all out.
