"I saw the McLaughlin Group today, and it was very sobering. Tony Blankley, the respected Editor of the Washington Times, former Press Secretary to Speaker Newt Gingrich, a man with tremendous contacts on Capitol Hill, agreed with Eleanor Clift that the Abramoff scandal will be labeled a "Republican scandal" simply because we are the majority controlling party. Most shocking to me was Tony's next statement that up to six Republican congressman could find themselves in trouble with the law."
I heard that too and must confess it got my attention!
So the Democrat Party is running a TV ad claiming Democrats "Didn't know Jack". OH Really? Let's see what a Non Partisan Campaign Watchdog group says.
Here is the WHOLE Open Secrets list for those who "Want to be fair".
http://www.capitaleye.org/abramoff.asp
List of Democrats who got Abramoff's money
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Cmte $121,500
Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte $354,700
Democratic National Cmte $65,720
Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) $42,500
Patty Murray (D-Wash) $40,980
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) $36,000
Harry Reid (D-Nev) $30,500
(By way of comparison here is that "EVIL Republican" Tom Delay-Tom DeLay (R-Texas) $30,500
Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND) $28,000
Snip....Rest can be found at this link. So