Only a matter of time before the feds rolled Abramoff...he knows where the skeletons are buried, probably in more ways than one...so it's pretty nice to see him give Ol' Tom a belated holiday present. ROTFLMAO.
Really, it could not happen to a nicer bunch if crooks and liars (sorry, John). Love this quote from "Representative #1":
In a statement today, Ney denied any wrongdoing and said the plea agreement by Abramoff does not change his stand.
"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," Ney said. His statement added that he intends to cooperate with the investigation, which he asserted would show he did nothing wrong.
Anyone want to bet that Ney is having quiet Attorney-Client protected conversations with some of the best legal talent money can buy inside the Beltway to figure out how to (1) spin this and (2) get a deal that doesn't land him next to his former Ohio colleague, Jim Traficante?
In 1994 the fucking thieving republicans ran as the party of alleged "Integrity" against a bunch of folks who couldn't manage a scandal with near the artfulness of the Rovians. In terms of the relative "badness" of the hammer used against the House Dems then, the "Post Office and 'Bank'" scandals, along with the publishing woes of Jim Wright it was pretty small potatoes. Now the lying fucks in the Greedy Old Party are going to have to start facing the music, and deny, deny, deny in the internet and 24/7 news era isn't going to help them...
Hey, "Rule of Law". Oh, that only applies to blowjobs.
I guess it's gonna be a bumpy ride for some of Abramoff's "friends". I'm thinking that Ronnie Earle will look positively friendly to a certain well-connected Texan soon. Could not have happened to a nicer guy.
Who's gonna write the "Ballad of the Republican Frogmarch"? It's gonna be a hit in 2006.
posted by Jo Fish on 01.03.06 at 03:43 PM
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Jeebus. You must have cleared the senses on your little cruise, didn't ya?
So, Jo... when are you gunna quit beating around the bush, and get right to the point of this matter?
Semper Fidelis
posted by: Barndog on 01.03.06 at 04:25 PM [permalink]
What Ney says is either a) true, then he's stupidly but willingly taken favors, in which case he doesn't have a built-in bullshit detector and I have to ask why should anyone vote to reelect this fool in the future, or b) he's lying and trying to spin it, in which case he deserves to spend time in the penitentiary.
