Delay to sit on subcommittee overseeing the Abramoff investigation
Huff Post currently has this as their top story, but we thought we'd run it too since it's been buried elsewhere:
DeLay, R-Texas, ... claimed a seat on the subcommittee overseeing the Justice Department, which is currently investigating an influence-peddling scandal involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his dealings with lawmaker
Can anyone say "conflict of interest." To make matters worse, Repubs have also given Delay a cushy seat on the Appropriations Committee. Bill Burton, spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, has this to say:
"Allowing Tom DeLay to sit on a committee in charge of giving out money is like putting Michael Brown back in charge of FEMA — Republicans in Congress just can't seem to resist standing by their man,"
Evidently, the GOP doesn't remember that Delay was just arrested, fingerprinted, and released on $10000 bail for conspiracy charges related to his own appropriations. Read the whole, disturbing article here.
Comments
why is this man smiling?
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Posted by: jah | February 9, 2006 10:48 AM
Because he's a smug douchebag
Posted by: Jackhammer | February 9, 2006 03:31 PM
Can anyone say "Typical"?
What a surprise! And you're right, Jack. He is a smug douchebag.
Posted by: Julian | February 9, 2006 06:05 PM