Asking for Answers is Fair
Two days ago, in the same email I highlighted below, Jon brought a little attention to a new report titled “Beyond Delay: The 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress.” The reason he raised this report is that Montana’s junior Senator — Conrad Burns — is featured along with 10 other Republicans and 2 Democrats as one of the 13.
That’s quite the prize.
The report focuses on still unanswered questions about the relationship between Conrad Burns’ office and notorious Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Yesterday, two men in Florida who have connections to Jack Abramoff were arrested on murder charges — charges brought in the death of the former owner of SunCruz casinos. The man was killed while trying to get his company back from Jack Abramoff.
SunCruz may sound familiar because two of Conrad Burns’ staffers — his Chief of Staff and his Appropriations staffer — took a vacation on SunCruz casinos before going to the Super Bowl on a trip paid for with Abramoff’s money.
All of this sounds like something we’re still not too proud to be part of.
Which is why Jon is speaking out again today to our email list (and in a diary posted at both MyDD and at the Daily Kos).
(Now former) House Majority Leader Tom DeLay was indicted today. There’s a stench running through most of Washington, but as Jon notes, it’s our responsibility to clean it up:
But let me tell you something. I’ve been a farmer my entire life, and I can tell you from experience that no matter how hard you try, you can’t convince a hog to shovel its own bull.He’s right. We get the government we work for. Right now, you might say that we’ve got the government we deserve. Let’s work harder and get the government we want.By the same token, we can’t expect those in Washington to clean up to corruption in Washington.
It’s going to take all of us standing up and saying, enough is enough. We deserve a government better than this.
Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 at 2:53 pm. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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