uh oh Abramoff agrees to cooperate in Washington corruption probe

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Posted: 1/3/2006 2:45:47 PM EDT

sorry, CNN

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:47:42 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:48:11 PM EDT

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This will rock.......

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:50:18 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

and pages and people all the way up and down the spectrum I'd bet.

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:52:33 PM EDT

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I can hear the paper shredders all the way here in Michigan!

BD

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:53:42 PM EDT

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I can hear the paper shredders all the way here in Michigan!

BD

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:55:38 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

from BOTH parties

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:56:16 PM EDT

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Gonna be a hot time in the old town this evening

Posted: 1/3/2006 2:58:23 PM EDT

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Maybe… But part of that indictment was getting a Congressman to put something in the Congressional record. That is just silly and how would you prove it was illegal.

I got a suspicion that no Congressman will go to jail. This may cost them an election but from the stuff in that indictment if that is all that is there if pursued against a Congressman without something independent of what Abramoff says just may not get a conviction.

Eiither way they are sweating now.

Posted: 1/3/2006 3:37:59 PM EDT

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Maybe… But part of that indictment was getting a Congressman to put something in the Congressional record. That is just silly and how would you prove it was illegal.

I got a suspicion that no Congressman will go to jail. This may cost them an election but from the stuff in that indictment if that is all that is there if pursued against a Congressman without something independent of what Abramoff says just may not get a conviction.

Eiither way they are sweating now.

just like the check scandal a few years back.

Posted: 1/3/2006 3:45:39 PM EDT

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Maybe… But part of that indictment was getting a Congressman to put something in the Congressional record. That is just silly and how would you prove it was illegal.

I got a suspicion that no Congressman will go to jail. This may cost them an election but from the stuff in that indictment if that is all that is there if pursued against a Congressman without something independent of what Abramoff says just may not get a conviction.

Eiither way they are sweating now.

just like the check scandal a few years back.

Yea...

Unfortunately most of the conduct in question by Congressmen is perfectly legal…

While taking trips and campaign contribution from lobbyist may not be right it is not illegal if reported. It is going to be virtually impossible to get convictions against Congressman that will hold up if they took legal trips and campaign contribution in exchange for favor. Without other confirmation (for example tape recordings) it becomes a he said-he said case that is not enough to get a conviction that will hold up.

Sadly weather something is right and weather it is illegal are not the same thing.

Posted: 1/3/2006 3:50:24 PM EDT

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Maybe… But part of that indictment was getting a Congressman to put something in the Congressional record. That is just silly and how would you prove it was illegal.

I got a suspicion that no Congressman will go to jail. This may cost them an election but from the stuff in that indictment if that is all that is there if pursued against a Congressman without something independent of what Abramoff says just may not get a conviction.

Eiither way they are sweating now.

just like the check scandal a few years back.

Yea...

Unfortunately most of the conduct in question by Congressmen is perfectly legal…

While taking trips and campaign contribution from lobbyist may not be right it is not illegal if reported. It is going to be virtually impossible to get convictions against Congressman that will hold up if they took legal trips and campaign contribution in exchange for favor. Without other confirmation (for example tape recordings) it becomes a he said-he said case that is not enough to get a conviction that will hold up.

Sadly weather something is right and weather it is illegal are not the same thing.

I'd like to think Abramoff would be smart enough to have kept something to cover his own ass.

just never know though. he did get caught LOL

Posted: 1/3/2006 3:52:04 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

from BOTH parties

but we will only hear about the evil republicans involved.

Posted: 1/3/2006 3:53:57 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

from BOTH parties

but we will only hear about the evil republicans involved.

Since both parties are likely involved, most of this will be swept under the rug.

Posted: 1/3/2006 4:00:34 PM EDT

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A lot of politicians just shit their pants.

from BOTH parties

but we will only hear about the evil republicans involved.

Since both parties are likely involved, most of this will be swept under the rug.

Major Strasser has been shot. Round up the usual suspects.

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