If Abramoff gave money to Dems it was part of a COVERUP.

[mzmolly]

Guys like JA are not totally ignorant. They have to "appear" as though they are on the up and up for gosh sakes. To assume that everyone he contributed to (indirectly) was bought is jumping the gun.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10507328/

Appearing on Fox TV, Reid said, "Abramoff gave me no money. His firm gave me no money. He may have worked (at) a firm where people have given me money."

A Reid aide later explained that the senator received money from a political action committee affiliated with a firm where Abramoff had worked, but Abramoff did not contribute to it.

"I feel totally at ease that I haven't done anything that is even close to being wrong," ~ Harry Reid


Just my .02

:hi:

[blm]

1. Yeah - like those who believed Murdoch was supporting Gore and Kerry

when he donated to their campaigns. While his entire NETWORK was working 24/7 against them both.

SOP for GOPS to cover their asses for sake of appearance.

[mzmolly]

3. Exactly.

:hi:

[Jara sang]

8. Damn, I didn't kinow that.

That is curious.

[papau]

2. Per the record all the money went ONLY to GOPers. Dems got funds

from his clients or employees of law firm that had a tangential relationship with our little evil doer.

[mzmolly]

4. Good to know.

Thanks.

[blm]

5. Just so they can get the media to repeat the lie, "Both parties did it."

.

[tx_dem41]

6. And that makes it better? n/t

[papau]

11. Should folks have lists of orgs they refuse donations from - like American

Indians?

[tx_dem41]

7. Why did he seem to only give money to those Dems with

Indian casinos in their states? Seems if it was part of a coverup he would have made it less obvious.

[papau]

12. Indian casinos come with Indian land and a need for Indian schools

Indian schools was the cause that Dems thought the tribes were chasing.

[tx_dem41]

13. You could be right. And hopefully the investigation will show that.

One of my favorite senators, Mary Landrieu, is caught up in it. I hope you are right.

[walldude]

9. Hopefully all the Dems are as comfortable as Reid..

While I'd love to believe that no Dem would take money from JA, I'll wait for the trial to make a final judgement. If reports are wrong and there are Dems involved then they should get what's coming to them. Before you go flaming me remember I did say IF

[stepnw1f]

10. I'm with Ya!

We need a government that does not breal the laws it breaks.

[mzmolly]

16. I would not flame. Yours is a reasonable/fair position.

:hi:

[walldude]

17. Somehow I knew it wouldn't be you Molly...

but there was a thread here a few days ago where there was a serious flamewar between those who think the Dems should be punished if guilty and those who think the party can do no wrong.. Now that I think about it it was a typical day in GD ;)

[mzmolly]

18. Aw shucks

thanks. But, I'm a total party hack/asshole at times. Shhhhhhhhhh. ;)

[johnaries]

14. A small personal request - please don't use the initials JA

for Jack, it freaks me out.
Thanks! -JA.

[mzmolly]

15. LOL

OK. ;)

[Catherine Vincent]

19. It's too bad his last name isn't Obramoff

JO = jackoff

:-)