Saturday, December 31, 2005
Fun and Games With DeLay and Abramoff
An outfit called the U.S. Family Network has come into the news as a conduit of dirty money to Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay.
"The former president of the U.S. Family Network said Buckham told him that Russians contributed $1 million to the group in 1998 specifically to influence DeLay's vote on legislation the International Monetary Fund needed to finance a bailout of the collapsing Russian economy."
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"Records and interviews also illuminate the mixture of influence and illusion that surrounded the U.S. Family Network. Despite the group's avowed purpose, records show it did little to promote conservative ideas through grass-roots advocacy. The money it raised came from businesses with no demonstrated interest in the conservative "moral fitness" agenda that was the group's professed aim."
You have to love the name "the U.S. Family Network." Any group with "family" or "children" in the title comes under my immediate suspicion. In my opinion, this category of sociopaths ranks second only to groups with "drug-free" type names or agendas as being possible cover organizations for pedophiles or worse.
The DeLay-Abramoff Money Trail
In more Jack Abramoff news, there is a report that our favorite lobbyist must accept a plea bargain by this Tuesday or face the music in front of a jury.
Lobbyist is Given Deadline to Take Deal or Go to Trial
