[NormsRevenge]

Over eighty members and congressional staff are, according to a senior Senate investigator, under scrutiny for political kickbacks, bribes, and political favors on behalf of Abramoff. The scandal is said to include lobbyists, political operatives in Washington and a number of government officials including high-level aides.

Ouch.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Over eighty members and congressional staff are, according to a senior Senate investigator, under scrutiny for political kickbacks, bribes, and political favors on behalf of Abramoff. The scandal is said to include lobbyists, political operatives in Washington and a number of government officials including high-level aides.

So is the mere fact that gifts were received from a lobbyist a criminal act? Or does quid-pro-quo have to be established? And where were the "wires" during the eight years that Clinton was selling the country to the Chicoms?