WASHINGTON - A spokesman for embattled Rep. Tom DeLay on Saturday disputed any assertion that donations to a nonprofit group linked to the congressman influenced his legislative agenda.
Those donations, to a now-disbanded nonprofit group called U.S. Family Network, came from interests close to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to a story in Saturday's Washington Post.
In an e-mail, DeLay spokesman Kevin Madden said the donations were not a factor in the congressional activities of the Texas Republican and former House majority leader.
"Mr. DeLay makes decisions and sets legislative priorities based on good policy and what is best for his constituents and the country. Any suggestion of outside influence is manipulative and absurd," Madden said. "Mr. DeLay has very firm beliefs and he fights very hard for them."
You know, I look at this prepared denial by DeLay, and then look at the evidence that has been coming out from this Post story, the indian gambling casinos, the Marianas textile scandal, the money laundering through Texans for a Republican Majority, and I have to ask myself--who am I going to believe here? "DeLay makes decisions and sets legislative priorities based on good policy and what is best for his constituents and the country?" Or the evidence of DeLay laundering political campaign contributions to circumvent Texas election laws, raking millions in from special interests in the Marianas textile companies, Choctaw indian casinos, or Russian oil executives, while voting favorably in their interests? The lies and denials coming out of DeLay's mouth (or his office) is comically outrageous!
It is going to be interesting, once the DeLay trial gets underway. Especially now that Abramoff is working on a plea deal with the feds--what is Abramoff going to tell the feds regarding the scams he and DeLay have cooked up, let alone how many other Republican congressmen are going to be ensnared in this train wreak? Stay tuned for more exciting episodes to come.
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