Three more lawmakers linked to Abramoff

[JohnWxy]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11286613/


The filings in U.S. District Court list them in documents portraying David Safavian, a former GSA chief of staff, as an active adviser to Abramoff, giving the lobbyist tips on how to use members of Congress to navigate the agency’s bureaucracy.

Safavian is charged with lying to a GSA ethics officer when he said Abramoff was not seeking business with the agency at the time the lobbyist paid for Safavian and several others to go on a golf outing to Scotland in August 2002.

Two of the elected officials referred to in Friday’s filings have been identified in published reports as Reps. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, and Don Young, R-Alaska. According to Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, the two representatives wrote to the GSA in September 2002, urging the agency to give preferential treatment to groups such as Indian tribes when evaluating development proposals for the Old Post Office.

LaTourette maintains he did nothing improper by advocating special opportunities for certain small businesses in areas known as HUBzones, or Historically Underutilized Business zones. His spokeswoman, Deborah Setliff, said that the letter was reviewed by Young’s chief of staff and counsel and that it did not advocate any particular business over another.

A spokesman for Young did not return telephone calls.

[LeftCoast]

1. Wait, wait! Don't tell me! None are Democrats, right?

So much for a 'bi-partisan' scandal...

[Blue_In_AK]

2. Don Young, (Republican) Congressman for All Alaska...

:puke: Not only old Uncle Ted Stevens, but Don Young, too. I can't wait until these guys are out of office. They've been in power FOREVER.

[LeftCoast]

3. Is there strong Dem competition?

This scandal could pull down a lot of Republicans (I hope, I hope, I hope!)

[Blue_In_AK]

5. I'm not sure when they're up again,

but I don't think it's this year. Our main election this year is for governor, where we do have two excellent Democratic candidates so far, and maybe three if Tony Knowles decides to run again.

[snowbear]

4. Blue.. do you think Tony will run against him?

I hear he's thinking about it.. I hope.. I hope... I hope!!

~Tony Knowles: 2-term Mayor of Anchorage/2-term Governor of Alaska~



...and an AWESOME Democrat!

[Blue_In_AK]

6. I'd vote for him in a heartbeat...

Are Ted or Don up for re-election this year? I haven't heard a thing.

[snowbear]

7. Ted isn't until 2008... not sure about Don Young?

I heard KUDO radio talking about Tony, and was thinking they meant this year..

Bummer if we have to wait 2 more years..

[Blue_In_AK]

8. Yeah, and we've got Lisa until 2010

Do those representatives run every two years? I just saw something on the internet that discussed Young's 2002 and 2004 campaigns, in which there was NO credible Democratic candidate. I sure hope if the election is this year that there's somebody running against him. I'm just really sick of both Stevens and Young. Lisa at least seems to have SOME ethics, but those other two are completely out of control, IMO.

[snowbear]

9. Wait !!! Newsflash to Blue !!! Dong Young is UP THIS YEAR !!!

See ---> http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=H0080103

And he is getting MAJOR NEGATIVE press in the state!!

C'mon Tony.... Go for it !!!

:hug: ~~~~ ~~~ :hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

11. Oh, man, I hope he does!

I think he could beat Don Young, I really do. The past two elections, I didn't even know who the candidates were, and it appears that they didn't even raise any money. By the way, were you around here when Theresa Obermeyer ran against Ted Stevens? What a circus that was!

http://home.gci.net/~obermeyer/default.htm

[JohnWxy]

10. I hear there is a hiring BLITZ going on at Justice.

They need to hire a bunch more prosecutors to handle the case load on Republicans!