Novak: Abramoff Clearing DeLay

[AnnInLa]

Abramoff clearing DeLay

Mar 25, 2006
by Robert Novak ( bio | archive )


WASHINGTON -- Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has advised friends that he has no derogatory information about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and is not implicating him as part of his plea bargain with federal prosecutors.

Abramoff's guilty plea on fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy charges requires him to provide evidence about members of Congress. That led to speculation that this would mean trouble for DeLay, who faces money laundering and conspiracy charges in Texas.

However, Abramoff has not given a clean bill of health to any other congressman -- including Rep. Robert Ney, who has stepped down as chairman of the House Administration Committee. Ney was the only member of Congress named in court papers connected with Abramoff's guilty plea Jan. 4.

http://townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2006/03/25/191300.html
(it's a RW site, but there is more of the column there)

[htuttle]

1. "Not additionally implicating" does not equal "clearing"

[NanceGreggs]

2. Uh, Mr. Novak ...

"Abramoff has advised friends that he has no derogatory information about former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ..."

That is not quite the same thing as 'clearing' Tom DeLay, now is it?

Oooops! My bad. For a second there, I thought I was addressing an actual journalist, who would care about such things.

Silly me!!!

[donco6]

3. Yeah, well Jack didn't think stealing money from Indians

was wrong, either.

[aquart]

4. Did DeLay take the golfing trip?

Did Abramoff pay for it?

Nothing derogatory about that.

Does this mean they aren't ASKING Abramoff about DeLay?

[chicofaraby]

10. Sounds familiar

"Does this mean they aren't ASKING Abramoff about DeLay?"

Just like Watergate.

[Tinksrival]

5. Bob Novak is

one big pile of steaming shit

[madokie]

6. I'm more inclined to think a cold pile myself

treasonous come to mind too.

[Roland99]

7. So, Abramoff is now judge and jury? What's with the headlines?

RawStory has the same headline:
Novak: 'Abramoff clearing DeLay'

[Media_Lies_Daily]

8. Thanks, Mr. Credibility! Talked to Fitz lately?

[KyuzoGator]

9. So Abramoff gets to decide who's guilty.

Strange, all along I thought it was the jury who did that.

[6000eliot]

11. The Douche Bag of Liberty Speaks