Tyhart is one of the most corrupt in the state. He also is opposing Sebuliuis nomination as secretary of HHS. They have fought over abortion clinics and some bad coal plants. He is a dog and needs to be removed. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:02:42 To: <[email protected]> Subject: {Dawgs/Dittos} Kansas senator keeps money after FBI raid http://kansasjackass.blogspot.com/2009/03/tiahrt-pma-group-controversy-gains.html Thursday, March 5, 2009 Tiahrt PMA Group Controversy Gains National Attention This blog has stayed on top of Congressman Todd Tiahrt's close ties with FBI-raided lobbying firm PMA Group, trying to make the fact as public as possible Tiahrt received nearly $27,000 from PMA Group's PAC and employees before securing for their clients more than $7 million in earmarks. Now, according to The Hill, we learn Tiahrt isn't the only Kansas Republican congressman who is tied up into this scandal- Jerry Moran also took money from PMA Group! The difference? Tiahrt took almost $27,000, and Moran only took $1,500- and has now returned every last potentially tainted cent. Moran’s campaign has told The Hill that it will donate to charity the $1,500 it has received from PMA’s political action committee (PAC) and employees, while Tiahrt’s campaign said it will only return the money if there is a conviction. Good for Moran, and isn't it disappointing a massive federal investigation, in which a lobbying firm has been raided by the FBI under suspicion of paying off members of Congress in order to win earmarks, isn't enough to show Tiahrt he's got $27,000 of dirty money? Now, if you actually send someone to jail...well that's a totally different story! “We have a strict policy of returning any and all funds given by a contributor who has been convicted of a crime,†[Tiahrt campaign manager Robert] Noland said. “We remain committed to that policy.†Moran’s campaign was quick to draw the distinction. “While these donations were given a long time ago, this firm does not represent the values of Kansans, and Rep. Moran wanted to make sure that Kansans know that he will not accept â€" nor keep â€" questionable money such as this,†Moran spokesman Travis Murphy said. It is, of course, totally possible Congressman Todd Tiahrt did nothing wrong. It's entirely possible the $27,000 he got didn't influence his decision to write $7 million of earmarks for PMA Group's clients. That is, of course, entirely possible. But it's transactions like that one that caused the FBI to raid PMA Group and to freeze it's assets. That fact alone pulls Tiahrt right into the very middle of the controversy. At this point, Todd Tiahrt has only two choices: Hold onto the contributions and simply wait until he's implicated in the scandal, or donate the contributions to charity. Today, though, he's just hanging on to $27,000 in tainted money, that, at its very most innocent, makes Wichita's congressman and our would-be United States Senator look awfully bad. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/WebTV-Pals -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
