Party Quote of the day goes to Ney
My favorite quote of the day, from former Rep. Bob Ney, in his first interview after his release from a Cincinnati half way house. Ney served prison time after being sentenced in January 2007 after pleading guilty to corruption charges related to his association with the infamous lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who is now doing time himself.
“I think lobbyists are still needed they are needed out there [but] the question is: Would a member do something for money? I think that the lobby will will probably help somewhat, but it was most likely a cosmetic situation too because lobbyists are still allowed to host things at conventions and lobbyists are still out there.”
(emphasis added)
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Crippy said...
Sadly, these are the type of people we elect.
Comment posted: Aug 21, 2008 at 10:33 am“..a republic if you can keep it.”-Ben Franklin
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