Saturday, November 26, 2005

The Abramoff Files

The culture of corruption crowd is in deep doodoo this week. The ongoing investigation into the wholesale bribery of the Beltway has widened to include another half dozen legislators and their wives. One expects this number may rise once the plea deals are made and the rats start turning on each other to save their own skins.

All parties facing indictment of course are protesting their innocence, claiming the buckets of money they received through various entities under the control of Abramoff had absolutely nothing to do with their subsequent legislative actions favorable to Jack's clients - a point on which one expects the newly indicted Michael Scalon, (Abramoff's partner in crime), to dispute. Meanwhile, the biggest winner in the corruptothon would appear to be Tom Delay's wife.
Richard Cullen, an attorney for the DeLays, said Christine DeLay was hired by Buckham, an old family friend, to determine the favorite charity of every member of Congress. She was paid $3,200 to $3,400 a month for three years, or about $115,000 total, he said.
What a great job. As Hilzoy figured out, Mrs. Exterminator received over $3,000 a month for making the equivalent of one phone call a day.

Guess I missed the casino boat. If only I had been born a morally bereft Republican instead of an honest progressive liberal, I could have been living high on the hog with the rest of the congentially corrupt.
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