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2007-12-28 Home Front: Politix
Pelosi, Reid, Huckabee, Obama Among Nation's "Most Corrupt"
Judicial Watch has named its ten most corrupt political figures of 2007, and the list may surprise. It includes a number of very well-known politicians who have received little attention for their questionable business deals. Among them are:


Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA): ...Feinstein reviewed military construction government contracts, some of which were ultimately awarded to URS Corporation and Perini, companies then owned by Feinstein's husband, Richard Blum...

Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR): ...“[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office...”

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL): ...n 2007, more reports surfaced of deeper and suspicious business and political connections It was reported that just two months after he joined the Senate, Obama purchased $50,000 worth of stock in speculative companies whose major investors were his biggest campaign contributors. One of the companies was a biotech concern that benefited from legislation Obama pushed...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): ...snuck a $25 million gift to her husband, Paul Pelosi, in a $15 billion Water Resources Development Act recently passed by Congress. The pet project involved renovating ports in Speaker Pelosi's home base of San Francisco. Pelosi just happens to own apartment buildings near the areas targeted for improvement, and will almost certainly experience a significant boost in property value as a result of his wife's earmark...

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV): ...over the last four years, Reid has used his influence in Washington to help a developer, Havey Whittemore, clear obstacles for a profitable real estate deal. As the project advanced, the Times reported, “Reid received tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Whittemore.” Whittemore also hired one of Reid’s sons (Leif) as his personal lawyer...


Don't draw conclusions before reading the whole list. I've highlighted Huckabee and Obama (among presidential candidates) because their cases have received less scrutiny to date. It's worth noting however, that Mayor Giuliani and Senator Clinton earned places on the list as well. What's notable to me is that most Americans are quite familiar with the accusations against Scooter Libby, Rudy Giuliani, and Larry Craig (for example), but are unlikely to have read anything about the cases of Speaker Pelosi, Senator Feinstein, Senator Obama, or Senator Reid. I wonder why that is?
read the whole thing...

Posted by Frank G 2007-12-28 12:05|| || Front Page|| [13 views ]  Top

#1 Why do you think they become politicians?
And where's my man Murtha?
Posted by tu3031 2007-12-28 12:38||   2007-12-28 12:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Most ethical Congress Evah!
Posted by CrazyFool 2007-12-28 14:55||   2007-12-28 14:55|| Front Page Top

#3 WHOA, just whoa. * Does this mean = infer BENAZIR was killed for DOING A HILLARY, i.e. US DemoLeft criticizing Hillary for turning REPUBLICANIST/-ESQUE???

Consider PAYVAND > RESEARCH: GLOBALIZATION, IMPERIALISM, MILITARISM, SOCIAL IMPERIALISM, AND US NATIONAL DEBT.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-12-28 20:05||   2007-12-28 20:05|| Front Page Top

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