Public Campaign Action Fund - Trips

Green Cash and Scam

Micah Sifry — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 12:12:00 +0000

Dan Tynan at the Witlist blog has boiled the Abramoff-DeLay scandal down to a level that even a pre-schooler could understand. He calls his piece "Tom DeLay Denies All Charges (As Told by Dr. Suess)." It starts:That Abramoff!That Abramoff!I ...

Things Happening In Threes

Rick Bielke — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:04:00 +0000

A Bloomberg.com article links Alexander Strategy Group (AKA "DeLay, Inc."), a Washington based lobbying firm who's pay roll, past and present, is a who's who of former DeLay staff and family members, is linked to "no fewer than" three cu...

Staffer A is Tony Rudy

David Donnelly — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 14:47:00 +0000

The Department of Justice's document outlining the charges (pdf) against Jack Aramoff include this:20. On or about June 6, 2002, defendant ABRAMOFF and a lobbying colleague, who was also a former congressional staffer ("Staffer A") successf...

A Graphic Graphic

David Donnelly — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:03:00 +0000

Where Tom DeLay spends his donors money, courtesy of an AP graphic designer:(From Juanita.) ...

And a Peak Into DeLay's Lavish Lifestyle

Nancy Watzman — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 17:06:00 +0000

A major investigation by The Associated Press is a must read. It shows what Tom DeLay does with all that special interest money--over the past six years, he's spent more than $1 million on:...48 visits to golf clubs and resorts with lush fair...

More Bad News for Hastings

Meghan Scott — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:24:00 +0000

It seems to be one thing after another for House Ethics Committee Chair Doc Hastings (R-WA). First, it's revealed that he had "close connections" to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's Seattle-based lobbying firm, and had even taken thousan...

DeLay's Last Supper

Meghan Scott — Fri, 13 May 2005 13:10:00 +0000

Mark Liebovich writes in today's Washington Post that a "heaping helping of devotion" was served up at the American Conservative Union's tribute to Tom DeLay last night. Only about 30 Republican House members were in attendance as guest di...

You have GOT to be kidding...

Meghan Scott — Fri, 06 May 2005 10:28:00 +0000

Okay, so this is a little off topic -- normally we focus on all things DeLay. But we couldn't resist:Rep. Mike Bilirakis (R-FL) spoke very candidly to Anita Kumar at the St. Petersburg Times about what motivates him to take a special interest...