Friday, January 06, 2006

 

A: Dukestir the Snitch. Q: Why Are Congressional Republicans Buying Up Boxes of Depends by the Gross?

Just when the Capitol Hill Republicans were starting to regain control of their bowels, they get hit with this charming bit of news:

Juicy:

Washington's power players have always bragged about being well-wired, but for disgraced former congressman Duke Cunningham, "wired" wasn't just a figure of speech. In a week when legislators are focused on the question of who else might be brought down by ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s cooperation with prosecutors as he seeks lenient sentencing over his two federal guilty pleas this week, sources tell TIME that ex-Rep. Cunningham wore a wire to help investigators gather evidence against others just before copping his own plea.
Sources familiar with the situation say Cunningham, a California Republican who pleaded guilty Nov. 28 to taking $2.4 million in bribes — including a yacht, a Rolls Royce and a 19th Century Louis-Philippe commode — from a defense contractor, wore a wire at some point during the short interval between the moment he began cooperating with the feds and the announcement of his guilty plea on Nov. 28.

The identity of those with whom the San Diego congressman met while wearing the wire remains unclear, and is the source of furious — and nervous — speculation by congressional Republicans. A Cunningham lawyer, K. Lee Blalack, refused to confirm or deny the story, and wouldn't say whether Cunningham will implicate any other members of Congress. The FBI is believed to be continuing its probe of defense contractors involved in the Cunningham case. An FBI spokesman declined comment. Asked whether Cunningham, an ace Navy fighter pilot decorated for his service in Vietnam, had worn a wire, the spokesman said the response from a higher-up was, "Like I'd tell you."



(via Stakeholder)
I direct your attention to the bolded portions of the text above:
The identity of those with whom the San Diego congressman met while wearing the wire remains unclear, and is the source of furious — and nervous — speculation by congressional Republicans.
Congressional REPUBLICANS, mind you. Not Democrats. Just TRY and spin this one, Ken Mehlman.


Comments:
They'd have no reason to be nervous if they hadn't said anything to the Dukestir that could get them into legal or political trouble. Ergo....
 
Another thought -- I expect the same people who've been justifying Bush's use of illegal surveillance to express their outrage about this legal surveillance.
 
Haha! MEC wins a kitty treat!

That's the problem with hypocrisy. You end up hoist not only on your own petard, but on the petard of every bes-tard you've sold your soul to.
 
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