In June 2003, House Speaker Dennis Hastert sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton urging her to act in favor of clients of the scandal-plagued lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported yesterday that investigators believe that Abramoff and his staff provided the congressmen with the letter's text.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/11/6/115626/557

11/6/2005 11:30:17 PM

wow - a congressman actually used his influence at the request of a lobbyist!!!!

HOLY FUCK

this is the first time ever that a lobbyist has successfully gotten a legislator to do something

11/6/2005 11:33:45 PM

to be fair, it's the first time pryderi has cared.

11/7/2005 1:02:53 AM

omfg a lobbyist got a congressman to write a letter!!!! hoooollly shit talk about a scandal!!!

THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY

11/7/2005 1:04:45 AM

You downplay corruption as if its ok.

11/7/2005 11:30:44 AM

there's nothing corrupt about writing a letter for someone

and i don't see you complaining about democrat legislators running with complete LEGISLATION written by lobbyists, much less a simple letter

[Edited on November 7, 2005 at 11:37 AM. Reason : s]

11/7/2005 11:36:07 AM

^
but when Democrats do it it's for the churren, see. you always have to think about the churren.

11/7/2005 11:44:02 AM

Uhm, it's because running with complete legislation written by someone else is actually better, since you are openly asking for public approval. And admit it, if a letter had surfaced where a Democrat explicitly does something on a direct request of a union rep, we wouldn't know how to shut you up, would we?

11/7/2005 11:46:12 AM

I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU ALRIGHT! I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!!!

11/7/2005 11:55:19 AM

Quote :

"And admit it, if a letter had surfaced where a Democrat explicitly does something on a direct request of a union rep"

kind of like schumer & co. opposition to john roberts at the request of special interest pacs?

yea. that's what i thought.

11/7/2005 11:58:48 AM

And fucking noone ever brought it up. Plus it's not like the relationship of someone close to indictments should automatically get a higher level of attention.

P.S. I wish a partisan whore of TGD would REALLY shut the fuck up. He participated in a campaign where the main argument against the opponent was "OMF, the guy! and Clinton! Together on the stage!!1 People, what else do you need to know?" and now the fucker calls others on hypocricy. Priceless.

11/7/2005 12:12:00 PM

I thought it was common knowledge that all congress critters were bought and paid for by lobbyists

11/7/2005 12:29:36 PM

It is. Except that Abramoff is not a lobbyist.

11/7/2005 12:37:43 PM