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April 05, 2005
WaPo Uncovers Delay Junket to Russia
And the hits just keep on coming.
U.S. House Majority Leader Tom Delay, Sugar Land's favorite exterminator, has had a rough several weeks. One revelation after another has emerged in recent days, spotlighting ethical lapses, smash-mouth political tactics, or just good old-fashioned hypocrisy by the devout Mr. Delay.
In a lengthy investigative piece, The Washington Post has the latest. It seems that the National Center for Public Policy Research, a right-wing think tank, may have once again laundered money to finance a 1997 Brother Delay trip to Russia. Only $57,000 for this junket -- a bargain compared to the British Isles.
And who was behind the trip and even accompanied Brother Delay? You guessed it, legally challenged Beltway lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who paid for Delay's Scottish golf trip, and was connected to the Congressman's favorable votes vis-a-vis Indian gambling. These votes were a departure from Brother Tom's normally vociferous stand against gambling, but these are minor details, right?
The drip, drip, drip in the Passion of the Tom moves to a trickle.
Posted by houtopia at April 5, 2005 11:08 AM