Wednesday, January 04, 2006
He's singing...
Lobbyist/weasel Jack Abramoff is starting to sing, and given that how long he spends in prison is going to directly correlate to how many high notes he hits, look for him to sing a lot.
The actual plea bargain can be read here. (Link obtained via Malkin) Congressfolk are already moving to cover their bases, especially Bob Ney.
People are starting to unload money that came to them from Abramoff, although it should be noted that just accepting a contribution is not, in and of itself, illegal. He raised about $100,000 for George Bush, and $6,000 of that is being donated to charity. Whether or not you think the crook bought the President based on his portion of the $258 million Bush raised for the 2004 campaign is probably pretty closely correlated to how you viewed Capt. Unilateral prior to the announcement.
Since Abramoff's aria should lead to the indictment and probable resignation of multiple members of Congress and high-ranking staff members, this should be one of the bigger stories of 2004. The other rival would be Iraq. In Iraq, there could be a unity government forming, and troops could begin coming home. With Abramoff, high-level Republicans could be branded as criminals. I trust the media to make the right call.
Corrections a go-go: Apparently this will be a story in 2006, not 2004. It is also the biggest story in the history of the world. This could reach all the way from Bob Ney to people who work for Bob Ney. And what does that tell us?
It's fun to say "Bob Ney."
The actual plea bargain can be read here. (Link obtained via Malkin) Congressfolk are already moving to cover their bases, especially Bob Ney.
Ney denies wrongdoing, saying that "at the time I dealt with Jack Abramoff, I obviously did not know, and had no way of knowing, the self-serving and fraudulent nature of Abramoff's activities."It is not possible for Abramoff to be the only guilty one. He is pleading guilty to, among other things, having bribed a public official. The plea bargain expressly states he bought and paid for various activities from an unnamed U.S. Congressman, who others have stated is Ney. (They also name staffers for Ney and Cong. Tom DeLay as people ID'ed in the plea bargain.)
People are starting to unload money that came to them from Abramoff, although it should be noted that just accepting a contribution is not, in and of itself, illegal. He raised about $100,000 for George Bush, and $6,000 of that is being donated to charity. Whether or not you think the crook bought the President based on his portion of the $258 million Bush raised for the 2004 campaign is probably pretty closely correlated to how you viewed Capt. Unilateral prior to the announcement.
Since Abramoff's aria should lead to the indictment and probable resignation of multiple members of Congress and high-ranking staff members, this should be one of the bigger stories of 2004. The other rival would be Iraq. In Iraq, there could be a unity government forming, and troops could begin coming home. With Abramoff, high-level Republicans could be branded as criminals. I trust the media to make the right call.
Corrections a go-go: Apparently this will be a story in 2006, not 2004. It is also the biggest story in the history of the world. This could reach all the way from Bob Ney to people who work for Bob Ney. And what does that tell us?
It's fun to say "Bob Ney."
