DeLay's trip with Abramoff tied to Choctaw donation (great links here)

[NVMojo]

Friday, June 9, 2006

A $25,000 donation by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians appears to have paid the way for a former staffer to resigned Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to travel overseas with Jack Abramoff, according to documents released on Thursday.

Susan Hirschmann, DeLay's chief of staff from 1997 to 2002, filed travel disclosure forms for the "educational" trip to Great Britain that said it was sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy and Research. She reported $27,626 in transportation, lodging and meal costs for her and her husband.

The tally nearly corresponds to the $25,000 donation the Choctaws made to the National Center for Public Policy and Research, a non-profit group. At Abramoff's urging, the tribe wrote the check on May 25, 2000, just three days after Hirschmann and her husband departed Washington, according to the disclosure form.

DeLay, whose last day in office is today, also went on the overseas trip. It was organized by Abramoff, who sat on the National Center's board and pitched the 10-day journey as an exchange between conservative leaders in Great Britain and the United States.

more...

http://www.indianz.com/News/2006/014407.asp

[freesqueeze]

1. You're Right, Great Links!

I can hardly wait for the film. I suggest the title "Confessions of a GOP Bag Man."



I see John Goodman as Jack.

[Up2Late]

2. Sen. Trent Lott too! Here are some more links I found tonight!

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/powertrips/report.aspx?aid=431>

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/powertrips/report.aspx?aid=269>

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/report.aspx?aid=774>

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/powertrips/report.aspx?aid=248>

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/search.aspx?strSearch=Tom+Delay>

This one is just plain amazing:

<http://www.publicintegrity.org/bop2004/report.aspx?aid=273>