CNN/AP: Frist failed to follow Senate financial disclosure rules

[DeepModem Mom]

Frist failed to follow disclosure rules
Disclosure forms lacked listing of senator, wife as trustees
Monday, July 31, 2006


Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tennessee)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Majority Leader Bill Frist hasn't been following all the Senate's rules when it comes to disclosing details about his finances.

Frist and his wife are the sole trustees in charge of a family foundation bearing the senator's name, according to Internal Revenue Service forms. However, he has not been listing that position on his Senate disclosure forms, which are made public every year.

Annual forms detailing lawmakers' personal finances are supposed to list all positions members of Congress hold outside government. Those include unpaid posts such as serving as a director or trustee of a nonprofit.

When asked about the discrepancy by The Associated Press, Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson said the senator's office was unaware of the omission.

"It was recently discovered that Senator Frist's Senate financial disclosure forms may contain some inadvertent errors which are under review and will be promptly corrected by amending his financial disclosure," Stevenson said....

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/31/frist.foundation.ap/index.html

[tandot]

1. "...inadvertent errors..." Give me a f*cking break

he is just like all the other corrupt Republicans. He never thought they'll catch him.

[ixion]

2. yeah, those foundations in your name are easy to forget

:eyes:

[John Q. Citizen]

3. This gut approves the US budget? n/t

[Monkeyman]

4. When are they going to put people like Hastert and Frist in jail

[loves_dulcinea]

5. funny

how some people get away with ignoring rules and others get hung for show.

[adarling]

6. i hope this kicks his ass out of office and out

of the presidential race, whoever thinks this guy is presidential is severely disturbed.

[Joanne98]

7. PUT HIM IN PRISON!

[kysrsoze]

8. Perhaps he can draft a new law that no longer requires disclosure

Asshole!

[Pryderi]

9. Who's running against him? Is he up for election?

[Tanuki]

11. He isn't running

for re-election for his Tennessee Senate seat, but he is going to try to be the GOP presidential nominee in 2008.

[Jazzgirl]

10. My ass!

[creeksneakers2]

12. The GOP is all over Congressman Mollohan

for omissions on his financial disclosure forms. The righties have called the FBI, and pushed for Mollahan to resign.

When it comes to Frist the GOP thinks it should just be overlooked.