Reid Between the Lines
posted by Jason
Generation Why?
Harry Reid has been an outspoken critic of Tom Delay, apparently reserving the "innocent until proven guilty" policy for those more closely aligned to his political persuasion. And when I say closely, I mean closely... as in himself.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will not return
campaign contributions he received during the past five
years from lobbyists and clients associated with Jack
Abramoff, a Reid spokeswoman said Friday.
Because apparently there's only an appearance of impropriety when Abramoff is giving money to Republicans.
Reid, D-Nev., and other Democrats have been sharply
critical of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, who
has close ties to Abramoff.
So how does Harry Reid and the other Democrats define "close ties"?
Would having your "legislative counsel and assistant finance director of your Senate campaign" being hired by Abramoff suffice?
What if that same "legislative counsel and assistant finance director of your Senate campaign" then held a fund-raising reception for you at Abramoff's office?
Ok, so Reid's got some ties to Abramoff. Maybe his defense will simply consist of pointing at Tom Delay while yelling, "yeah, but he's got more".
Maybe Reid's ties to Abramoff are simply a coincidence...
Federal officials are investigating whether Abramoff, a
lobbyist, bilked millions of dollars from Indian gaming
tribes. ...
Reid received $6,500 from Abramoff's associates at the
Greenberg Traurig law and lobbying firm from 1999 through
2004, The Washington Post reported Friday.
During the same period, Reid received $40,500 from Indian
tribes that were Abramoff clients, the paper reported
based on research of federal records. ...
Reid received his contributions while serving on the
Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
Then again, maybe not.
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