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Rep. Bob Ney pleads guilty to Abramoff bribery charge

Arthais101
13-10-2006, 21:35
New to CNN, Ney has plead guilty to bribery and both Pelosi and Hastert move to expell him:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty Friday in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation, the first lawmaker to confess to crimes in an election-year scandal that has stained the Republican-controlled Congress and the Bush administration.

Standing before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. He acknowledged taking money, gifts and favors in return for official actions on behalf of Abramoff and his clients.

Ney did not immediately resign from Congress, and within minutes, Republican and Democratic leaders vowed to expel him unless he steps down. The White House also called for Ney's resignation.



Wow this has been a bad few weeks for the GOP.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/13/ney.ap/index.html
The Nazz
13-10-2006, 21:38
Wow this has been a bad few weeks for the GOP.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/13/ney.ap/index.html
Give me another 4 like them and I'll be in heaven.
Fleckenstein
13-10-2006, 21:40
I'm democrat, but still: how much worse could it get? A senator or cabinet member is my next guess.

I think if Democrats screw this up, with so many chances to get off-message, they dont deserve to win. Its too easy!
The Nazz
13-10-2006, 21:41
I'm democrat, but still: how much worse could it get? A senator or cabinet member is my next guess.

I think if Democrats screw this up, with so many chances to get off-message, they dont deserve to win. Its too easy!
Well, there was an article yesterday of some ass-patting of a page on the House floor by Foley a couple of years ago, and that Jim Kolbe of Arizona (who's retiring this year) had a questionable rafting trip with a couple of pages....
German Nightmare
13-10-2006, 22:02
I believe LG beat you to this one... http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=503050
Lunatic Goofballs
13-10-2006, 22:12
I believe LG beat you to this one... http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=503050

How embarrassing. :)
German Nightmare
13-10-2006, 22:15
How embarrassing. :)
Is it? Now I'm confuuuuuused!
Lunatic Goofballs
13-10-2006, 22:16
Is it? Now I'm confuuuuuused!

*staples you to the chicken* :)
German Nightmare
13-10-2006, 22:30
*staples you to the chicken* :)
http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/huhn.gif

Enough now, this getting too silly!
Farnhamia
13-10-2006, 22:37
I'm sure this is Clinton's fault. Let's see ... Abramoff is Jewish and Jews usually vote overwhelmingly for Democrats like Bill Clinton, so ... Abramoff is actually a mole sent by the Clinton cabal (the same one that did away with Vince Foster and tried to get a monopoly on all the white water rafting in our great nation) to infiltrate our sacred lobbying companies so he could incriminate innocent Republican representatives ... yeah, that's the ticket ... see, it's all Clinton's fault. :p