Joe Lieberman's defeat
The defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman in the recent Democrat primary in Connecticut has upset a lot of Republicans and some Foxy television commentators. They say it threatens America’s safety against terrorists and winning of the war in Iraq.
There are others who view it as a defeat for every scum bag in Congress. Even though Lieberman’s personal reputation didn’t seem to be an issue, perhaps it was. He was there when MZM Inc. founder Mitchell Wade was buying California Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham. He was there while Cunningham lived on Wade’s yacht on the Potomac.
He was there while Cunningham steered more than $150 million worth of contracts to MZM Inc., a Washington-based defense contractor, and $80 million to Poway-based ADCS Inc., mainly through earmarks. In return, executives at the two companies gave him at least $2.4 million in cash, antiques and other gifts. Wade pleaded guilty to bribing Cunningham and is awaiting sentencing. ADCS head Brent Wilkes has not been charged
Are we to believe Lieberman didn’t know what Cunningham was doing? And since he must have, why didn’t he do something about it? Oh, we all know how difficult it is to blow the whistle on a friend or a fellow employee, but this is the Congress of the United States. Calls for a higher level of responsibility, doesn’t it? Apparently not. Where was Representative Ray LaHood?
All incumbents must have know what was going on, what still is going on. I say throw the rascals out. Starting at the top would be good.
There are others who view it as a defeat for every scum bag in Congress. Even though Lieberman’s personal reputation didn’t seem to be an issue, perhaps it was. He was there when MZM Inc. founder Mitchell Wade was buying California Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham. He was there while Cunningham lived on Wade’s yacht on the Potomac.
He was there while Cunningham steered more than $150 million worth of contracts to MZM Inc., a Washington-based defense contractor, and $80 million to Poway-based ADCS Inc., mainly through earmarks. In return, executives at the two companies gave him at least $2.4 million in cash, antiques and other gifts. Wade pleaded guilty to bribing Cunningham and is awaiting sentencing. ADCS head Brent Wilkes has not been charged
Are we to believe Lieberman didn’t know what Cunningham was doing? And since he must have, why didn’t he do something about it? Oh, we all know how difficult it is to blow the whistle on a friend or a fellow employee, but this is the Congress of the United States. Calls for a higher level of responsibility, doesn’t it? Apparently not. Where was Representative Ray LaHood?
All incumbents must have know what was going on, what still is going on. I say throw the rascals out. Starting at the top would be good.
posted by Bob Liter at 2:49 PM
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