A Little Late, Denny

The Speaker of the House finally gets a clue:

Hastert moved Tuesday to inoculate himself from the scandal by announcing that he would give to charity about $60,000 he received from Abramoff and his clients. He is the latest of several lawmakers who have returned or redirected money they received from Abramoff-related sources.

Meanwhile:

One Senate Republican aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Republicans soon will unveil ethics reform legislation in an effort to blunt criticism from Democrats that they have fostered a "culture of corruption" in Washington.

Oh, that ought to be good.

But here's the important part:

According to a study by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, 296 members of Congress since 1999 have received contributions from Abramoff, his Indian tribe clients or SunCruz Casinos. Abramoff and his wife contributed $204,253 — all of it to Republicans.

The GOP, Li'l Scotty McLellan, and the willing idiots of the newsmedia are all saying, "The Democrats got money, too!" This is an outright lie as Jane Hamsher has already pointed out.


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