Boehner's Empire Resembles DeLay's

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060203/ap_on_go_co/boehner_s_political_empire_3

WASHINGTON - Over the years, new House Majority Leader John Boehner has built a political empire with similarities to the fundraising machine of the man he's replacing, Rep. Tom DeLay.

The Ohio congressman, who won an upset victory for the House GOP's No. 2 post, has distributed roughly $2.9 million to Republicans from his political action committee since 1979, according to the campaign finance Web site Political Money Line. Some of the recipients this week returned the favor in voting for him.

Boehner (pronounced BAY-nur) is an avid golfer with a perpetual tan, and, like DeLay, he has played host at many fundraising golf outings. Some of his staff members, following the career path of those who worked for DeLay, have become Washington lobbyists.

Boehner, 56, was characterized as an agent for change by Republican supporters who elected him over Rep. Roy Blunt (news, bio, voting record) of Missouri. But like DeLay and Blunt, Boehner has connections to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

He accepted at least $30,000 in political donations from Abramoff's tribal clients between the 2000 election cycle and 2004.

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Keep standing them up, we'll keep picking them off. Dummies.

[spanone]

2. I saw this guy on tv for the first time today. He's creepy too.

What is it with these thugs? A crooked no-name is still a crook.

[kineneb]

3. yet another cronie slimewad- sigh. n/t

[Zambero]

4. This one's not a Hammer. Rather a Blower!

Of smoke and hot air that is. Not to disparage Boehner's unfortunate chain smoking tobacco addiction, but he's even more addicted to big tobacco's cold hard campaign cash. So much so that he once personally distributed tobacco lobby checks to GOP congressmen on the floor of the House. Who said our elected representatives can't be bought and sold?!? Just smoke 'em out and they'll deliver the goods every time! It remains to be seen how the likes of this special interest money magnet can ever "reform" the corrupt legislative process (including those earmark goodies for the deepest pockets) put in place under DeLay & Co.

[Charlie Brown]

5. Emperor Boehner

He deserves a "standing ovation."

[Bluestar]

6. Bwahahahahaha!!

They are going down the primrose path!! Yet another crook to target!! They are so corrupt they can't even come up with one candidate for leader who represents reform. More of the same old culture of corruption.

[UTUSN]

7. & this is not being K&R ------------beCAUSE???????? n/t

[Lochloosa]

13. Just for you....K/R

[movonne]

8. vote this up...

[meow2u3]

9. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss

The only difference is that they replaced a delay with a boner.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

10. Same shit.

Different asshole.

[Catch22Dem]

11. K&R

:kick:

[rainbow4321]

12. K&R n/t

[Hoooweee]

14. I think I saw on Kos last week that Gingrich was responsible for a

lot of this man's connections.

[TankLV]

15. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Reformer.

HA!

Boehner (pronounced BONE-r).

Love it - the whole party is so corrupt that THIS criminal is the best they can come up with for their definition of "reformer".

Why do they make it so easy for us - and the dems STILL do nothing but sit on their hands...

[POAS]

16. It's time for Mr. Butts

to make an appearnace in Doonesbury.