Posted on 03/25/2006 12:06:29 AM PST by Coastal
WASHINGTON -- Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has advised friends that he has no derogatory information about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and is not implicating him as part of his plea bargain with federal prosecutors.
Abramoff's guilty plea on fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy charges requires him to provide evidence about members of Congress. That led to speculation that this would mean trouble for DeLay, who faces money laundering and conspiracy charges in Texas.
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oh man, Daschle is deeply saddened.. unlike anytime before
Oooh, that's gonna leave a mark on Ronnie Earle.
Good.
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VERY interesting!
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I thought DeLay is the Devil.....
This will be fun
Ain't that a shame. ;^)
I wonder who he DOES have information on.
We NEED some *good* news.........LOL.
GOOD!
With this good news, I'll call it a night!
Timing, Howlin.... it's all about timing. (I learned that from watching the excruciatingly patient Karl Rove for the past five years.) Sometimes I forget that not everybody is a political junkie like us freepers. The fact is, that great big clueless "Jay-walking" rabble that determines election winners won't start paying attention until about September. THAT's when the "good news" should start flowing like a spigot.
....He said, with fingers crossed.
Would that be the same Daschle whose wife is a lobbyist?
From your lips--er--fingertips to God's ear! ;^)
Just terrible. **grinning ear to ear**
Ronnie Earle knew this already.
isn't Daschle a lobbyist now too?
per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Daschle:
2005 and beyond
Daschle has not made intentions clear as to whether or not he will run again for office; however, he has signed on as an advisor to lobbying firm Alston & Bird and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
In late September of 2005, Daschle caught the attention of the media by reactivating his political action committee, changing its name from DASHPAC to New Leadership for America PAC and procuring a speaking slot at the Iowa Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner. He has continued to keep a relatively high profile among Democratic interest groups. These moves are widely interpreted by the media as an exploration of a potential 2008 presidential candidacy. Daschle has said that he will not run for Governor of South Dakota in 2006, and he has ruled out any future bid for U.S. Senate.
On February 13, 2006, Daschle became one of two Democrats (with Rep. Jane Harman of California) to endorse a controversial domestic surveillance program conducted under the authority of President George W. Bush by the NSA.
oh, it says as an advisor...whatever
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