GOP Congressional bribery scandal grows...

[Lefty48197]

GOP Congressional bribery scandal grows:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-11-29-cunningham-case_x.htm

The bribery scandal that caused Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham R-CA to resign in disgrace last week threatens to ensnare more high profile Republican legislators according to a report in USA Today.
Yesterday's report said that San Diego businessman Brent Wilkes, who was referred to as "co-conspirator no. 1" in documents from the Cunningham investigation, had donated large sums of money to several influential Republicans, including Duke Cunningham, presumably in exchange for the government contracts worth nearly 100 million dollars, that were awarded to Wilkes' company, ADCS Inc. The court documents said that "Co-Conspirator No. 1" gave $636,000 to Rep. Cunningham. Wilkes' attorney has confirmed that his client is "Co-Conspirator No. 1".
Wilkes also gave over $40,000 in campaign contributions to Rep. Duncan Hunter R-CA, who now chairs the House Armed Services Committee. "Hunter has acknowledged that he joined with Cunningham in 1999 to contact pentagon officials", who then reversed their earlier decision and awarded a $10 Million contract to ADCS.
In addition, Wilkes "and his employees" gave $71,253 in campaign contributions to Rep. Jerry Lewis R-CA and Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. Lewis led a Congressional panel that ordered the pentagon to continue funding programs that aided ADCS, even though the Pentagon had requested that the programs be cut.
A report from the Pentagon inspector general concluded that "the money went to ADCS instead of projects for the Army's UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, Air Force bases, and a parts center in Oklahoma."
And lest you think that this scandal only involves the Republican Chairmen of two major House Committees, it appears that Wilkes also has close ties to President G. W. Bush himself. Yup, Wilkes is one of Bush's "Pioneer" fundraisers, a special distinction given only to those that raise/contributed over $100,000 to Team Bush. Anybody wonder where Wilkes got the money to donate to Bush?

[mndfler]

1. Raid the RNC headquarters

[snippy]

2. The republican party has become a criminal enterprise. n/t

[peacebird]

3. CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN - demand an investigation into what bills Duke

got passed for 2.4Mil.

I just called Senator Warner and asked that he look into - then I held my nose and said to tell him that I was damn proud that HE wasn't on the list of people who revieved bribes/donations from Wilkes and company - especially since every OTHER Virginia Repuke WAS including Virgil Goode and Tom Davis.

His aide sounded pleased that I had something good to say for Warner. He said he would be sure to pass my concerns along and in the background I could hear phones ringing like crazy.

CALL THEM NOW. Let them know that WE THE PEOPLE ARE AWAKE AND PISSED OFF.

(sorry for screaming... stepping off my soapbox now....)

[JohnWxy]

4. SHOUTING IS APPROPRIATE RE THIS OUTRAGE

[freesqueeze]

5. I saw McCain on Russert this weekend

and he looked ashamed at how corrupt the GOP dominated government has become. He looked like someone put itching powder in his suit as he agreed that bribes had become common place.