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Originally Posted by Kulturkampf
It is interesting that it is portrayed as more scandal for Republicans, when in reality there is no party left untouched.
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Well, it's portrayed as a Republican scandal, potentially, because it
is. Trying to turn it into a "bi-partisan" scandal is sort of cute, but it isn't really in line with the facts.
Yes, a lot of people took money from Abramoff. And yes, Democrats took money from
associates of Abramoff, but that is a far cry from the potentially illegal scandals surrounding folks like Tom DeLay and Bob Ney. It's not about the money, it's about whether or not the give and take of some funds violated House ethics rules, or even some federal laws.
For example, Abramoff allegedly used a personal credit card to pay for DeLay's plane tickets, and also paid for Bob Ney's golf trip. If you do a search of the Center for Responsive Politics website, you won't find any direct donations to Democrats from Abramoff. By contrast, the man raised over $100,000 for the Bush campaign. This guy is dirty as hell, and he has found a lot of ways to get money for Republicans. Some legal, others not necessarily so legal. Check out the bogus non-profits he helped set up, one of which was supposed to raise funds for conservative causes, but really went towards Tom DelAy's expenses. The laundry list goes on, and can be found by doing a simple google news search....
To keep it short, this is
not a bi-partisan scandal.