Posted on 10/17/2006 8:02:00 PM PDT by bitt
Scandal: As the FBI raids Curt Weldon's daughter's house, Harry Reid's sons have benefited from their father's influence undisturbed. Meanwhile, Reid puts campaign funds to personal use and seeks a do-over on his ethics statements.
We never cease to be amazed at the double standard applied to the morals and ethics of Democrats and Republicans in Congress. We've already commented on how Republican Mark Foley was forced to resign for sending lewd e-mails to congressional pages, while Democrat Gerry Studds received mere censure and standing ovations after actually having sex with one, being allowed to serve until he decided to retire.
But the case of Senate Minority Leader Reid is a double standard on steroids. The latest episode is his request to file an "amended" ethics statement after the Associated Press revealed he made $1.1 million on a $400,000 investment on property he hadn't owned for three years; it was the subject of an earlier editorial on these pages.
In a statement issued after the AP story, Reid said: "I directed my staff to file amended financial disclosure forms noting that in 2001 I transferred title to the land to a Limited Liability Corporation."
Reid said he agreed to file the amended reports because, "I believe in ensuring all facts come to light." And if you believe that, the senator probably has some oceanfront property in Nevada to sell you.
We've also reported on Reid's questionable involvement and compensation in another Nevada real-estate deal involving lobbyist and developer Harvey Whittemore, who plied Reid with campaign contributions and employed Reid family members. In return, Reid greased the skids for Whittemore, who made millions in profits once inconvenient environmental obstacles were overcome.
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So, I'm wondering re Las Vegas cronies, would criminal conspiracy laws apply here?
Assuming they do, might it be possible for one or two of his "buddies" to be persuaded by the feds to "flip" on don Reid-leone?
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There's a great scene in Pirates of the Carribean where Will Turner chides Jack Sparrow for not fighting fair. Sparrow replies..."Pirate!"
We're dealing with Pirates, Scoundrels, and Scalliwags. When will we learn to fight with appropriate ruthlessness and resolve?! We may mostly win, but someday we won't. And when a ship loses a fight like that its plundered and scuttled and sinks to the bottom.
It doesn't come back.
and John F'n Kerry, set up a sweet deal with his bro Cameron and his frencie cousin Collier for trade with Vietnam...
http://www.aim.org/media_monitor/A1894_0_2_0_C/
There is a simpler explanation, of course . . .
Inchoate offenses
Conspiracy: between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act.
+ Common law:
# Does not require an act.
Solicitation: the act of asking someone else to commit a crime
+ Common Law:
# Asking someone to help commit a crime is not solicitation. Only asking someone to do it himself is solicitation.
Conspiracy:
o Common Law: Conspiracy is defined and complete upon the formation of agreement
+ No overt act is required
+ Conspiracy is a separate crime that does not require completion of the agreed upon goal
+ Conspiracy does not merge with the substantive crime and thus both can be charged
+ An out of court statement of a co-conspirator that was made in furtherance of the conspiracy is admissible in court.55
+ Specific intent crime: must have (1) intent to join conspiracy and (2) intent to commit the offense which is the object of the conspiracy. 56
(I had to read it a couple of times.)
bttt
The Nevada sourpuss still avoiding mainstream media. Or are they AVOIDING HIM??
In Rush's Limbaugh letter he wrote about the "shadow government".
Looks like they are finally coming out of the "shadows"!
We won't know of course, until after Election Day, Nov. 7th.
Thanks for the ping!
A reporter interviewed me today about the song and about using YouTube for political activism.
"The question for me is who is directing the traffic of the investigations and non-investigations? Did the Bush administration leave that many Klintoon stooges in place at the Justice Department that they still have control like this? I can't figure out any other explanation."
I'm inside the loop on some parts of this story, and I can tell you that either the FBI covered up Reid's involvement, and the involvement of a political consultant named Kent Oram, OR their investigation has been severely compromised in the GSting scandal (which should be knocking at Reid's door). The great thing about coverups though, is that when they break, all hell breaks loose. I thing we are only another couple stories away from that point.
"You're joking, of course? No one touches Dirty Harry or his Las Vegas cronies, many of whom, including the mayor, have mob connections."
You are so right. If you want the dirty underside of what is going on, go here :
http://gsting.blogspot.com
Harry will link with the GSting scandal and Oscar Goodman and the mafia and bribery soon enough. The question is who orchestrated the coverup this long.
You can certainly rest assured that had he not "chosen" to resign, the "choice" would have been made for him.
I sure hope so, but why did they cover it up in the first place? These guys are answering to someone for a particular reason. But I'll be patient and wait to see it unravel. Give me time to get the popcorn made.
bookmark for a.m.
Bump for several good articles on Reid.
Something wrong here!
see #32, and click on Doug's UTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqMoe7u7Qdc
get the 'views' up on this!
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