Thursday, November 03, 2005
The would-be governor's connections to the big daddy of corruption in DC
Here's a quick run-down of how close Rep. Mark Green, candidate for governor of Wisconsin, is to former House Majority Leader Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas), the man whose greatest claim to fame is his "pay-to-play" approach to government and his indictments for money laundering and conspiracy. He is the face of big money corruption.
When measuring ties to DeLay, Green ranks #1 among Wisconsin's congressional delegation and #8 among the 434 members of the House. He has voted in lock-step with DeLay 90.59% of the time (1790 with, 186 against). In addition to the thousands of dollars Green has taken from DeLay's money machine, Green donated $1,000 to DeLay's legal defense fund. Green also voted "yes" for the "DeLay Rule" to change a rule requiring members in leadership positions to step down if indicted by state grand juries.
As bad as things have become in Madison, this guy doesn't offer us much hope for cleaner government.
To see how your members of Congress rank, go here: http://www.pcactionfund.org/delayspocket/
When measuring ties to DeLay, Green ranks #1 among Wisconsin's congressional delegation and #8 among the 434 members of the House. He has voted in lock-step with DeLay 90.59% of the time (1790 with, 186 against). In addition to the thousands of dollars Green has taken from DeLay's money machine, Green donated $1,000 to DeLay's legal defense fund. Green also voted "yes" for the "DeLay Rule" to change a rule requiring members in leadership positions to step down if indicted by state grand juries.
As bad as things have become in Madison, this guy doesn't offer us much hope for cleaner government.
To see how your members of Congress rank, go here: http://www.pcactionfund.org/delayspocket/
