If you reread the article, it is clear that the apartment was offered directly from the lobbyist to the legislator at a dinner.
It is not that there is anything illegal about this. But personally I feel a little queasy when I realize not only are the lobbyists eating dinner with the legislators, but actually living with them. This was a story because it shows that even the guy picked to brighten the tarnished image of the Republican machine is almost literally in bed with the lobbyists. On 2/8/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even if the rate is reasonable, which it probably is, this guy (the > lobbyist) is probably smart enough to know not to bribe with free > housing, as that stuff is very traceable. > > Of course property rental is an interesting thing, many people own a > house or an apartment building for additional income. I plan on keeping > the home I live in now to rent as opposed to selling it, I will make > more money that way. > > This guy could own a four-plex or something like that that he used to > live in, but kept as an investment. > > The article doesn't even try to point out anything wrong, it is even > possible that Boehner didn't know the lobbyist owned the place, as often > times owners are sheltered by management companies. > > Of course this is speculation on my part, but I still don't see how this > was a story. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:196445 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
