You all know who Jack Abramoff is, right? He's the connected superlobbyist who laid out scads of money and other goodies to the powerful and near powerful in congress in return for certain political favors. Anyway, Jackie boy got caught with his hand in the till, so to speak, and now he is having to pay the piper. He has made a plea deal in which he has reportedly agreed to give up some of his congressional friends who have so often shown their gratitude for his patronage over the past several years. As yet unnamed, these scoundrels must be feeling the heat of impending doom.
In a show of bravura, there's been a slew of denials from the likes of Tom Delay, Dennis Hastert, Byron L. Dorgan, and Robert Ney. Hark back to the similarly heartfelt denials of wrongdoing from former congressman, current prisoner Randy “Duke” Cunningham. As you may recall he maintained his innocence right up until he agreed to a plea bargain that required him to confess all - the yacht, the home sale, taking handfuls and handfuls of money and a dizzying array of goodies in return for political favors. He did confess, tearfully, before the glaring lights of TV news cameras.
One can only look forward to a similar fate for these others who also deny any wrongdoing...
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