[Osage Orange]

Norm,

When I lived in Riverside...the Press was about as leftist as they come.

Has anything changed?

[llevrok]

Do they still love him in France?

[Tall_Texan]

I think the only way to clean this up is to ban lobbyists. Obviously, it is now shady for a congressman to have ties to a lobbyist so the answer should be to ban lobbyists. Lock our congressmen in soundproof booths and let them out only to vote on the floor so there's no possible way they can have contact with lobbyists who might hand them money or want a favor.

If somebody has a better idea, I'm open to hearing it.

[StJacques]

First of all; I notice a lot of innuendo, but not a lot of facts establishing wrongdoing. That tells me something.

Secondly; why haven't we seen anything so detailed in the MSM's reporting on William Jefferson?

But as a final comment, I would like to point out to everyone that no one is accusing the Bush Administration of directing the FBI and IRS to punish their opponents while protecting their friends. Unlike the Clintons, e.g.

[dalereed]

"Lobbyists with the firm helped secure millions of dollars in Federal Aviation Administration grants for upgrades to the March Inland Port airport."

They should have to refund every dime/interest since it was stolen from the avaition trust fund from avaition fuel taxes for PUBLIC airport improvements.

It's a military airfield and any improvements should come from the DOD budget.

As far as i'm concerned any lawmaker that "brings home the bacon" is a dispicable puke and should be turned out of office.

[John Jorsett]

Culture of corruption. Oh wait, he's a Democrat. WITCH HUNT! WITCH HUNT!

[Torie]

Jerry Lewis, the king of secret earmarks.

[nothingnew]

I really don't know what this is all about....it being Saturday nite and all, but please...please tell me Dean Martin was not involved!

FMCDH(BITS)

[jokar]

Well now Lewis is my congreeman and I live in Redlands. Let's see what happens. I just want the ba$tids to fix the streets.