Sat Jun 23, 2012, 02:30 AM

Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations

Source: CNN

Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, a self-made Florida millionaire, is only in his third term in Congress, but he already is in charge of fundraising for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, and he sits on the powerful House Ways and Means committee.

But all that could be jeopardized. Federal investigations underway could result in Buchanan serving his next term behind bars.

CNN has confirmed there are no fewer than four congressional and federal investigations into Buchanan's business practices, his campaign finances and his alleged attempt to try to stop a witness from talking.

Now that witness is stepping forward in an exclusive interview with CNN. Buchanan's former business partner says the congressman schemed to launder money from his car dealerships into his campaign coffers, and then tried to get others to cover it up.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/22/politics/congress-buchanan-allegations/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations (Original post)	2QT2BSTR8	Jun 2012	OP
Good. We just need to shift a couple dozen of those seats, and that's a start.	MADem	Jun 2012	#1
Things like	Politicalboi	Jun 2012	#2
Wouldn't that be a steaming sh%t facial for the birthbaggers! There would	brewens	Jun 2012	#3
Ha ha! Repeal the 22nd Amendment!!! That would drive the wingnuts nuts! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#4
'In charge of fundraising for the RCCC' So EVERY Democratic challenger	ProgressiveEconomist	Jun 2012	#7
+1!!! nt	MADem	Jun 2012	#8
Problem is MADem is alot of dems focus on the big 3 (congress, senate and office of president)	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#9
I don't argue with that a whit. It's why I never miss an election, even the bullshitty little local	MADem	Jun 2012	#11
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team)	Jack Geter	Jun 2012	#5
Buh-bye!	longship	Jun 2012	#6
K & R	Scurrilous	Jun 2012	#10

Response to 2QT2BSTR8 (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 02:35 AM

MADem (87,286 posts)

1. Good. We just need to shift a couple dozen of those seats, and that's a start.

If we GOTV we can take back the House. And if we do that, we can get some shit done in Obama's last term!

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Response to MADem (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 02:50 AM

Politicalboi (9,641 posts)

2. Things like

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Obama's third term. If the people want him, and if he wants too, why not.

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Response to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 02:58 AM

brewens (3,055 posts)

3. Wouldn't that be a steaming sh%t facial for the birthbaggers! There would

literally be a million or so die from heart disease or aneurysms just because of that.

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Response to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 03:08 AM

MADem (87,286 posts)

4. Ha ha! Repeal the 22nd Amendment!!! That would drive the wingnuts nuts! nt

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Response to MADem (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 08:09 PM

ProgressiveEconomist (5,077 posts)

7. 'In charge of fundraising for the RCCC' So EVERY Democratic challenger

of an incumbent Republican can use this scandal:

"How much money have you gotten from the RCCC. Was that money laundered by Vern Buchanan after coming from illegal sources? Will you make all your contributions public online the moment you receive them?"

Just imagine what Republican "quids pro quo" could be uncovered with extra disclusre stemming from this scandal. We just might get those 25 seats after all.

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Response to ProgressiveEconomist (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 11:22 PM

MADem (87,286 posts)

8. +1!!! nt

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Response to MADem (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 11:34 PM

cstanleytech (5,508 posts)

9. Problem is MADem is alot of dems focus on the big 3 (congress, senate and office of president)

but they often fail to take into account the other key areas which the republicans have focused on which is the state level elected positions and the courts.
By having majority control over those and especially the state level elected positions the republicans are able to gerrymander themselves more power, sadly though there is no quick fix for the problem.

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Response to cstanleytech (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

MADem (87,286 posts)

11. I don't argue with that a whit. It's why I never miss an election, even the bullshitty little local

ones. I always try to vote the cronies out, and the change-makers in. I don't succeed, but the cronies know that they don't "own" the seat.

It all starts at the local level, and it takes time. It's like raising a child. The efforts made starting in kindergarten won't bear fruit for decades, but the sooner you start, the sooner you'll eventually see results.

I get irritated at people who wake up and vote every four years. I suppose it's better than not voting at all, but I'd like to see more people at the polls in the off years. Hell, sometimes it seems like the only people who vote in local elections are the old folks I drive there!

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Response to 2QT2BSTR8 (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 05:05 AM

Jack Geter (5 posts)