Thursday, March 31, 2005

SCANDAL MAN: Tom DeLay

Meet Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX), the man Republicans have chosen as their Majority Leader in the House of Representatives.

Tom DeLay is at the center of a bewildering array of investigations into corruption, abuse of power, and ethics violations.

As the courts and committees investigate DeLay's misdeeds and hand down indictments, keeping track of all the scandals can be a full-time job. So we thought it would helpful to offer folks this quick and easy guide.

The Westar Scandal
In 2002, executives at Kansas energy company Westar wrote a memo outlining how they could purchase a "seat at the table" with $56,500 in contributions to political committees associated with Tom DeLay and the GOP. DeLay was later admonished by the House Ethics Committee for creating the appearance of impropriety.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tom Delay fits in perfectly with Bush ,Cheney,Rumsfeld,Rove,and Wolfiwitz what a bunch of scum and the sooner the people,especially the right find out what it means to vote for honesty and integrity this country will never turn around,it will remain in the hands of self righteous hypocritical thugs,who care for no one but themselves. T.A.