[CyberAnt]

Read this and weep Deaniacs ..

DNC Has Received $112,073 From Abramoff Affiliated Lobbying Firms. (Political Money Line Website, www.tray.com, Accessed 1/4/06) ...

DNC Has Received $65,200 ...

DCCC Has Received $629,246 ...

DCCC Has Received $103,746 ...

DCCC Has Received $525,500 ...

DSCC Has Received $434,123 ...

And .. there's even more!

What was that about NO DEMOCRATS GOT ANY ABRAMOFF MONEY.

ROTFLOL!!

[b4its2late]

Howard Dean has displayed a stunning level of hypocrisy on this issue,

That's giving Dean way too much credit. Instead of hypocrisy, it appears to be stupidity.

[NavVet]

There must be some mistake, Dean claimed about 20 times on the today show that Democrats had not taken "ONE DIME" of Abramoff's money.

[MNJohnnie]

HAAAAAA! THANK YOU! This is going to be SO much fun! The way the Dims melted down when the Wash Po writer mentioned the Dems involvement is going to PALE to insigifnicane when this hits the Talk Radio air waves!

[Lunatic Fringe]

Why Does Every Word In This Article Start Off With A Capital Letter?

[Lancey Howard]

The Democrats got tons of Abramoff money and they cannot hide it.

Twenty years ago - - fifteen years ago, even - - the Democrats could have issued their lying denials, proclaimed their wide-eyed innocence, and been secure in the knowledge that their allies in the socialist "mainstream" liberal newsrooms would take the hint, spike any hint of Democrat involvement, and angrily bury the Republicans.

But that strategy just doesn't work anymore, and the floundering Democrats are in a tantrum over it. They STILL have not been able to digest the cold, hard fact that the days when they held a monopoly on the selection, spin, and dissemination of the news are OVER.

Thank GOD for the new media.

[dannyboy72]

I see all of this lining up just right for Hillary and Bill to make their move. Reid is dirty on this deal and as much as he screamed and crowed about him not taking any of that money - he's not long for the scrap heap. Now Dean has spent all the money and is dumb enough to make a general statement about 300+ Democrats who all have to raise funds for re-election - and no one elected official has every dime of their campaign funded by the Nuns of St Mary's. Never ever claim others are innocent - speak for yourself alone.

BTW, I have no problem with lobbyists paying politicians who are like minded on issues. If a lobbyist walks in to an office and explains their position to the pol and they agree with that position, then that is not corruption, its democracy. I wouldn't expect a lobbyist for gun control to shell out loads of cash to Sen. Allen, but they certainly should be able to support and present their positions to those who agree with their ends.

Lobbyists who work on behalf of corporations are paid to help get the government to make business better. Business is better, we get more jobs, more income, higher wages, etc. Not everything is nefarious - regardless of how movies portray everything.

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent find and thanks for posting this. I just sent this to the station manager of channel 2 in the San Francisco area.

Right after New Years, their morning show had a local Congress Rat on for several minutes saying this was all a republican problem thanks to DeLay and President Bush.

[Wasanother]

The core is melting and they have Homer Simpson at the controls.

[Trajan88]

Ah... Mega PING for later reading.

Thank you!

[getitright]

I believe that we should use their lack of Abramof money against them. It does NOT indicate their virtue- but rather their WEAKNESS. After all, what is the point of lobbying inept losers? The whole point is to influence people with power. The Dems have none!

[eleni121]

Nice job Cyber...

El Dean-yucck had better start packing...

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

TROUBLING...mighty, TROUBLING, Mr. Dean.

[Maceman]

What's with the initial caps on every word? Very distracting.

[zeaal]

Guess Dean didn't get the memo on contributions.

[popdonnelly]

I honestly can't understand the contention that Dems never took money from Abramoff. What are the Dems trying to prove?

[EveningStar]

Related thread :)

[InterceptPoint]

Howard Dean - The Gift that Just Keeps on Giving and Giving and Giving. Maybe we need to start up a Save Howard Dean fund just as an insurance policy.

[Libloather]

Pull it! PULL IT!

Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean speaks at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006. Democratic members of the Ohio House and Senate joined Dean to sign a national petition to Congress to restore honest leadership to government, which coincides with unveiling of Democrats' lobbying reform package on Capitol Hill. Dean spoke in Ohio, a state touched by scandal in the Republican-led government, to outline a national ethics reform package, which would prohibit lawmakers from accepting most gifts from lobbyists. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

[Txsleuth]

Well...according to Dean...it looks like Reid, Harkin, Stabenow, Levin, Landrieu all should be OUT!!! lOL

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