The Abramoff Affair

Hugh Hewitt (via Beyond the News) sounds off on the Abramoff Affair and I could not agree more - it's more about greed than politics. And, they need to be held accountable and prosecuted, regardless of party or "stature".

Yesterday morning, Washington D.C. lobbyist Jack Abramoff pled guilty to numerous counts of criminal wrongdoing and pledged his cooperation with federal investigators on whether he improperly used money from Indian casino clients to influence official business. Some reports suggest as many as 20 members of the House and Senate may be under investigation. Though you might not know it from news coverage to date, possible targets include big names on both sides of the political aisle--like Nevada's Senator Harry Reid, leader of the Senate Democrats, and Ohio's Republican Congressman Bob Ney, a senior figure in the GOP House caucus.

Any elected official--Democrat or Republican--who took money in exchange for official favors, ought to be exposed, forced to resign and prosecuted. This is possibly a scandal that can be traced more to greed than partisan politics. Whatever course it takes, the mainstream media should report fairly on all suspected parties, whatever their affiliation.

-- Hugh Hewitt

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