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AK-AL: *Please* get rid of Don Young

Submitted by Soren Dayton on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 08:49
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It turns out that the written instruction for Don Young's interns included directions to, basically, give free reins to certain lobbyists. From The Hill:

The guidelines designate several lobbyists as members of the “A Team.” Interns who answered the phone were instructed to let these lobbyists speak to any staff member requested. ...

Members of the so-called A Team include Rick Alcalde of Potomac Partners, Colin Chapman of Chapman Capitol Consulting Group, Randy DeLay of Public/Private Strategies Consult, Billy Lee Evans of Kessler & Associates Business Services, former Rep. Jay Dickey (R-Ark.) of JD Consulting, C.J. Zane of Blank Rome Government Relations and Jack Ferguson of Jack Ferguson Associates. Randy DeLay is former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s (R-Texas) brother.

TPM Muckraker, which has the original documents, notes that Rick Alcade is also "the lobbyist on the notorious Coconut Road earmark."

Great. Let's please get rid of this guy. Go help Sean Parnell and get crooks like Don Young out of office.

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What's wrong with this picture?

Submitted by Jon Sandor on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 10:05.

You've got Republican bloggers telling the world that all Republican Congressmen are crooks. And then wondering why on earth the numbers of Republican Congressmen are dropping.

 

Of all the stupid and self-destructive things Republicans have done (and they have done quite a few) this bizarre obsession with trying to equate earmarks with criminal activity has to be right at the top. Keep in mind that it's a single edged sword - no Democrat has been or will be voted out of office for earmarks, or investigated by the FBI.

Don Young loses re-election. Sean Parnell wins.

Submitted by Soren Dayton on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 10:30.

I made that point earlier.

Defending crooks hurts the party. This is a lucky moment where it has short term advantages too.