the problem is, there is a very fine line at the best of times between a bribe and a campaign contribution; if there is anything at all that a legislator has done that this man wanted done it looks really bad.
On 1/6/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The republican governor of Missouri received about 6K from this guy. He > definitely gave money to mostly republicans. However, it should be noted > that just receiving money isn't the crime, it's how and for what it was > given that could constitute a crime, right? > > I think it's kind of stupid to give back money that might have been > perfectly legal to receive.....though i see the political motivation for > doing so. > > > Actually not. There were considerably more republicans who have > > received his largess than democrats. http://www.antiwrap.com/?836 Far > > more republicans than democrats received donations from his lobbying > > groups. Mind you that list consists of those who are keeping the > > money. There are more than a few lists of who has received funding > > from Abramoff's groups, just count the numbers > > > > Also his largess went to more than the federal level, for instance > > Republican Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., received $16,000, and > > about 12 Marlyand legislators received around 1,000 to 5,000 each. > > > > larry > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:190932 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
