Friday, February 03, 2006
Breaking News: Downie Senate Leader Harry Reid Implicated in Abramoff Scandal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting tonight that Harry Reid, Really in the Minority Leader of the US Senate, shook down Indian tribes for campaign donations only if they hired disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
As Nancy Pelosi (D-Nutjob) says, "It must be that culture of corruption."
Tribes gave to Reid after hiring Abramoff
As Downies continued to make hay over Abramoff, they demanded that any politician with ties to the lobbyist resign.
So, to meet the "high" standards of Downies, we are calling on Senator Harry Reid to step down and resign his US Senate seat tonight.
Fair is fair, ain't it?
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting tonight that Harry Reid, Really in the Minority Leader of the US Senate, shook down Indian tribes for campaign donations only if they hired disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
As Nancy Pelosi (D-Nutjob) says, "It must be that culture of corruption."
Tribes gave to Reid after hiring Abramoff
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada began receiving campaign contributions from at least four American Indian tribes only after they hired Jack Abramoff, Republicans charged this week in an effort to tie the Senate Democratic leader to the disgraced lobbyist.
On Thursday, Reid shrugged off questions about money he received from tribal clients of Abramoff, who pleaded guilty last month to three felonies after being accused of exchanging meals, travel and gifts for political favors.
"I've said that I received money from Indians in the past and will continue to do so," Reid said.
Asked what he would say about tribes who did not give him money until after hiring Abramoff, Reid said, "What I've said all along."
The National Republican Senatorial Committee this week revived a charge that Reid received more than $50,000 from four tribes with gaming interests between 2001 and 2004 after they hired Abramoff. The Nevadan had received no money from those tribes before then, Republicans said.
The donations included:
• $19,500 from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of California.
• $5,000 from the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
• $7,000 from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
• $19,000 from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
"Harry Reid's ties to Jack Abramoff are too substantial for him to dismiss with Washington, D.C., denial and hypocritical accusations," Republican spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
As Downies continued to make hay over Abramoff, they demanded that any politician with ties to the lobbyist resign.
So, to meet the "high" standards of Downies, we are calling on Senator Harry Reid to step down and resign his US Senate seat tonight.
Fair is fair, ain't it?
