Ney should "embarrassed at how cheaply he and his staff could be bought"

[papau]

: "If the allegations are true, Mr. Ney ought to be not only ashamed but also embarrassed at how cheaply he and his staff could be bought." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR2006010301281.html
Mr. Abramoff's Plea

Wednesday, January 4, 2006; Page A16

OMINOUSLY FOR members of Congress and their staffers who enjoyed themselves at his expense and then did his bidding, disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff agreed yesterday to plead guilty to conspiracy, mail fraud and tax evasion. His deal follows a similar plea by Michael Scanlon, Mr. Abramoff's partner in lobbying and in crime. Mr. Abramoff admitted to bilking his clients, deceiving his law firm, misusing charities and lying on his income taxes. He also admitted to bribing at least one member of Congress and his staff, plying them with perks and being more than amply thanked by their help for his clients. Now that the two biggest private-sector targets in this case have agreed to cooperate, prosecutors can concentrate on the public officials involved.

As outlined in the charges filed against Mr. Abramoff, he and Mr. Scanlon "provided a stream of things of value" to a member of Congress and his staff, "including but not limited to a lavish trip to Scotland to play golf on world-famous courses, tickets to sporting events and other entertainment, regular meals at defendant Abramoff's upscale restaurant, and campaign contributions for Representative #1, his political action committee, and other political committees on behalf of Representative #1." The public record makes clear that the unnamed representative is Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Administration Committee.
If the allegations are true, Mr. Ney ought to be not only ashamed but also embarrassed at how cheaply he and his staff could be bought. "In exchange for those things of value," the document dryly recites, the lobbyists obtained "agreements to support and pass legislation, agreements to place statements into the Congressional Record, meetings with defendant Abramoff's clients, and advancing the application of a client of defendant Abramoff for a license to install wireless telephone infrastructure in the House of Representatives."<snip>

[Ian David]

1. Santorum is willing to kill The National Weather Service for only $5,550

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2. My calculations from Federal Election Commission records show that Joel Myers and Barry Myers of Accuweather have given at least $6250 to Rick Santorum's campaigns, of which $700 was refunded, for a net AccuWeather affiliated contribution of $5550. This does not include contributions that may have been made by any other AccuWeather employees, contractors or affiliates.

More:
http://www.stormeyes.org/tornado/blog/archives/2005/04/senate_attempt.php

[papau]

2. LOL - the term cheap whore comes to mind :-)

:-)

[freesqueeze]

3. What Kind of a Girl Do You Think I Am?

We've established that, we're just haggling over price.

I'm still wondering if the Indians got their money's worth.