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A sad day, he was a good man.
She should know, leading the party of corruption as she does...
This was pretty darn corrupt. What a selfish jagass.
Un, no offense, but this is a clear example of corruption.
Yeah but she should look in the mirror. It is her party that is corrupting the culture, especially the children.
Naw, I'll just hold on to it for now.
Fox News doesn't say. I assume Republican?
"DEAD MEAT!"
Remember that?
I remember hearing that T. Kennedy sold his VA house to someone with Arab links for way above his asking price. It was not considered influence buying or corruption, mind you. Anybody else remember that?
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Corruption should not be tolerated from anyone in government, especially a Republican. But, what troubles me is that the democrats engage in the same type of behaviour and pay NO price for it. Take the Abramoff investigation, for example. There are as many dems implicated there as Republicans. The question is, will the Republicans be the only one's to fall? It better not be the case. It is time for the Republicans to start firing back at the dems and making sure that this is not a one sided affair.
A thousand attaboys will make one a leader amongst men....one "aw sheaht" wipes the slate clean.
Duke Cunningham was one of my heroes! If I remember correctly, he reached the "ace" status as a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War - in addition to being shot down by a SAM and just making it to the ocean for a friendly recovery. It so sad to see someone you respect succumb to these type criminal temptations. Additionally, such tends to reflect badly on all politicians and our system.
Look at Joe Wilson, for example -- he's getting rich on the "college lecture" tour, raking in fees hand-over-fist. Bill Clinton has similarly enriched himself.
So -why do a petty crime like this? It's just plain stupid, as well as immoral. For those that know him, i.e., his constituents, is he that stupid?
I really want to know what companies bribed him !!!! ...
Every year we (a major defense contractor) have to go through ethics training and every year I protest the stupidity of it.
I just want ammo to stay home this year.
"Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy and tax charges involving the sale of his home two years ago to a defense contractor at an inflated price."
The stupid fool did it the wrong way. When John Edwards was a Senator he "sold" his home to a Saudi Lobbyist who plunked down a $100,000 earnest money check. When he was "unable" to come up with the additional funds to buy the house, edwards kept the $100,000.
No ethics investigation and a nice $100,000 profit.
say it aint so joe
Besides. . .'ritzy-mansion' does not really fit Rancho Sante Fe lifestyle. . .they do better than that. . .
Cunningham and his back seater, Driscoll, were legendary in military flying circles (Vietnam aces). Duke Cunningham is a bona fide war hero, and the cheap shots here need to be tempered accordingly.
That said, I'm highly disappointed in him. I feel he let all of us former aviators, a rather proud fraternity, down. We take personal integrity very seriously. It's sad to see how the DC mindset changed a very good man. He'll pay the price.