Had my latest Abramoff ltte published

[SSX]

Hope all DUers reply in kind to the idiots that keep trying to tie this scandal to the dems. We need to keep the "frame" in frame.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060119/OPINION/601190301

Abramoff scandal a Republican flap
In reply to Mary Shanks Guyton's letter of Jan. 11th, (Abramoff flap also involves Dems) wherein she asserts that Democrats were the recipients of money from Jack Abramoff and this scandal will possibly bring down more of them than Republicans, may I please refer her to the Federal Election Commission's website- www.fec.gov. There she will be able to find a listing of Abramoff's donations and she will not find a single Democrat who received monies directly from him. They did however receive money from various factions who also donated to Mr. Abramoff. This is not illegal. The Indian tribes who donated to him also donated to a lot of different politicians. This does not implicate them in any way in the scandal that is reverberating on Capitol Hill. Ms. Guyton is ignoring the fact that this is a purely Republican matter as the indictments and guilty pleas have shown.

The real question she and anyone who follows her logic needs to ask is, why would Abramoff donate money to the minority power in Congress who basically have no power and can not get a single bill passed? What would this influence buy?

Any politician who accepted money from Jack Abramoff to illegally influence their vote needs to go. At this point there are only Republicans. Please look at the facts not heresay.

[Debau2005]

1. Congratulations!

Well said!!:applause:

[shaniqua6392]

2. Excellent! I love it.

Well done SSX!!!

[Wickerman]

3. nice work!

glad to see that published. Facts laid out clear and concisely!

:applause:

[NJCher]

4. yes, it's so good I plan a variation

for my own local paper.




Cher

[SSX]

10. use it verbatim

As long as the word gets out. Thanks

[Ilsa]

5. Love it! Great LTTE. Our Repuke letters usually include

namecalling, and I'm glad yours was much better than that.

[SSX]

12. I've come up w/ a subtle way

I never use the term President Bush. Will say the President or Mr. Bush but never use them together. Always like to throw in the requisite King George or Dubya, but keeping it civil has gotten a lot of my lttes published.

[jody]

6. Excellent LTTE. Did Abramoff control PACs that donated to Dems? n/t

[MrBenchley]

7. Great letter.

One quibble: the word is hearsay.

[SSX]

9. Thanx !

oops, dam spellchek

[MrBenchley]

11. Eye have a spelling checker; It came with my pea sea

It plainly marks four my revue
Mistakes I can knot sea.
I've run this poem threw it;
I'm sore your please too no,
It's letter perfect in its weigh,
My checker tolled me sew.

Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Congrats!

It's always fun to have a letter published. I had one a month or so ago printed in the Chicago Tribune. My wife laminated it for me! It is exciting stuff, i think.
The Professor