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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

MT-Sen: The Culture of Corruption - Enough is Enough

Posted by Bob Brigham

I just recommended a diary by Jon Tester:

Three stories in the last two days illustrate what's wrong with Washington.

1. Republican House Majority Leader Tom Delay was indicted for criminal conspiracy today by a Texas Grand Jury for his alleged role in illegal using corporate money to influence the 2004 elections.

2. Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is reportedly under investigation by the Securities Exchange Commission for insider trading.

3. And in Florida, police have arrested three men for the 2001 gangland-style murder of businessman "Gus" Boulis. Two of those men now accused of murder were hired as consultants by the business partner of Jack Abramoff--the Washington lobbyist who is now under federal indictment for wire fraud and conspiracy. And Abramoff is the indicted lobbyist at the heart of a larger scandal involving Conrad Burns' former chief of staff, former appropriations staffer, and former state director.

These stories might have a place in The Godfather, but they have no place in our nation's capital.

But let me tell you something. I've been a farmer my entire life, and I can tell you from experience that no matter how hard you try, you can't convince a hog to shovel its own bull.

By the same token, we can't expect those in Washington to clean up corruption in Washington.

It's going to take all of us standing up and saying, enough is enough. We deserve a government better than this.

Indeed. Go read the whole thing.

UPDATE (David): On a related note, we surpassed our end-of-quarter fundraising goal for Jon Tester. I was hoping we'd hit 56 contributors - ten more than when we announced the push - and now we're at 57. Freakin' awesome. Counting today, we still have three days left in the quarter. I think we can definitely hit 60 contributors by then. What do you say?

Jon Tester (MT-Sen)	$

UPDATE (David): Oh man - we're at 59! Sooo close! I know we can hit 60 by Sep. 30th. Man, I know we can do better than that, even! You guys rock!

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Bob --> just threw in to make it 60! Just wanted to let you know you guys rock. I followed your updates during the Hackett Campaign here in the 2nd district. I wasn't able to make it out there to the front lines, but really enjoyed being able to read the play by play from you all. Keep it up!

Posted by: Endless Mike at September 29, 2005 08:59 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Bob --> just threw in to make it 60! Just wanted to let you know you guys rock. I followed your updates during the Hackett Campaign here in the 2nd district. I wasn't able to make it out there to the front lines, but really enjoyed being able to read the play by play from you all. Keep it up!

Posted by: Endless Mike at September 29, 2005 09:01 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

I donated too! I wanted to make sure to donate to a candidate with integrity. A candidate with a clear record of fighting corruption and corporate crime. I also wanted my money to go to a candidate that has a realistic chance of beating Conrad Burns. I donated to John Morrison.

Posted by: Andy_Duphrane at September 29, 2005 01:29 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Looks like 63 donors and $2,000.00 even. What can I say. I like round numbers. Couldn't be eight people though I did try. No you only tried seven. Enough said.

Posted by: Bill Section 147 at September 29, 2005 06:10 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment