A possible conflict for DeLay?

[Judi Lynn]

A possible conflict for DeLay?


BY J. JIONI PALMER
WASHINGTON BUREAU

June 17, 2005

WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay owns stock worth more than $50,000 in ExxonMobil, according to financial disclosure reports, while at the same time he is one of the driving forces behind legislation that would shield that company and other manufacturers of the gasoline additive MTBE from lawsuits that could cost them millions.

Already under fire for alleged ethical lapses, DeLay, a Texas Republican, has hired the Houston law firm Bracewell and Giuliani to defend against those charges. But the firm, in which former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is a partner, also represents a host of MTBE manufacturers in court and in Congress.

The use of the additive has been a key issue in the Northeast, where areas, including Long Island, have been dealing with the chemical tainting water supplies.

While not prohibited by ethics rules, the potential conflicts are a matter of debate.

"It looks like a serious conflict of interest," said Jeffrey Stonecash, a political scientist at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. "I think the issue of owning the stock and then promoting it just doesn't look good."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usmtbe174307744jun17,0,328974.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines



Gonna getcha, Tom.

[RalphReedsWreckedEm]

1. Not Possible. DEFINITE.

NT

[Roland99]

2. Burn, baby! Burn!!

[Ysolde]

3. Doesn't look good?!?

Geez! These weasels are so corrupt and they still get their sh%t soft pedaled? This is so much worse than anything the Clintons ever thought about doing and this guy still has a job?

[Straight Shooter]

4. An old saying: One must not only avoid impropriety ...

... but the appearance of impropriety.

"But but but," Tom will say, "Scalia goes hunting with Cheney."

How does DeLay go to sleep at night? He's getting to be so radioactive, he must glow in the dark.

[habitual]

5. It's the very definition

of "conflict of interest" ---dumbass media

[dArKeR]

6. Incredible

[davidinalameda]

7. I thought it said convict

wishful thinking

[rainbow4321]

8. ExxonMobile also donated to DeLay Foundation for Kids in 2003.

$50,000 donation

http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/files/corporate/giving_report.pdf

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[tanyev]

9. IOKIYAR.