Whether it’s exempting Starkist Tuna (a major Pelosi donor) from the Minimum Wage increase, supporting a veritable amnesty for illegal aliens (a move that will greatly devalue American labor), Harry Reid being involved in a Nevada land scam, or simply stealing money outright (a la William Jefferson, La), there’s nothing quite like a Democratic Congressional scandal.
There’s an admirable lack of shame there.
Kind of like that scene from Other Peoples Money, where Judge Reinholdt asks the foil (dressed as a clown, while holding a gun to his ribs), “What are you doing?”
And the clown responds, apparently much the way many a good Democrat (OK, and a fair number of Republicans too) would, “I’M ROBBING YOU!”
You have to love that abject shamelessness.
Earlier today an indictment charging Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., in a long-running bribery investigation was unveiled by federal authorities.
An AP report notes, "A Justice Department official familiar with the case said the indictment outlining the evidence against Jefferson is more than an inch thick and charges the congressman with crimes that could keep him in prison for up to 200 years. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case."
You might recall that almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson's Louisiana home in and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.
The case against Jefferson was made by former associates, like Brett Pfeffer, a former congressional aide, who admitted soliciting bribes on Jefferson's behalf and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Another Jefferson associate, Louisville, Ky., telecommunications executive Vernon Jackson, pleaded guilty to paying between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes to Jefferson in exchange for his assistance securing business deals in Nigeria and other African nations. Jackson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Both Pfeffer and Jackson agreed to cooperate in the case against Jefferson in exchanges for their pleas.
To date, Jefferson has refused to comment on the case, but this is sure to get as messy as it is fascinating.
There’s an admirable lack of shame there.
Kind of like that scene from Other Peoples Money, where Judge Reinholdt asks the foil (dressed as a clown, while holding a gun to his ribs), “What are you doing?”
And the clown responds, apparently much the way many a good Democrat (OK, and a fair number of Republicans too) would, “I’M ROBBING YOU!”
You have to love that abject shamelessness.
Earlier today an indictment charging Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., in a long-running bribery investigation was unveiled by federal authorities.
An AP report notes, "A Justice Department official familiar with the case said the indictment outlining the evidence against Jefferson is more than an inch thick and charges the congressman with crimes that could keep him in prison for up to 200 years. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case."
You might recall that almost two years ago, in August 2005, investigators raided Jefferson's Louisiana home in and found $90,000 in cash stuffed into a box in his freezer.
The case against Jefferson was made by former associates, like Brett Pfeffer, a former congressional aide, who admitted soliciting bribes on Jefferson's behalf and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Another Jefferson associate, Louisville, Ky., telecommunications executive Vernon Jackson, pleaded guilty to paying between $400,000 and $1 million in bribes to Jefferson in exchange for his assistance securing business deals in Nigeria and other African nations. Jackson was sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Both Pfeffer and Jackson agreed to cooperate in the case against Jefferson in exchanges for their pleas.
To date, Jefferson has refused to comment on the case, but this is sure to get as messy as it is fascinating.
