From: "Mark" 

Eh, I don't think the lobbyists will fade away at all (nor do I think they
should, most are not crooks, just advocates for those that pay them), hell
they've been around since the get go, aren't they named
"lobbyists" because they hung around a hotel lobby (back in the
day of sheep grazing on the White House lawn ) hoping to grab the
arm of a senator?

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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> It's not gloating. It's usually always the party in power that will feel
> the brunt of a lobbyist scandal. This time it's the Republicans that are
> worrying about the fallout.  Lobbyists will be shunned for a time until
> the congress critters decide that the public's attention has waned then
> the monies, gifts and  bribes will flow again
>
>
> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>> It ain't just Republicans. So don't get too carried away with gloating on
>> that score. That said, any guilty parties deserve what's coming to them.
>>
>> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
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>>> The Republican Party as a whole has some additional worries with the
>>> scandal.
>>>
>>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/03/AR200601030
1536.html
>>>
>>>
>>> But Republicans worry about two possibilities. The first is that
>>> Abramoff, known for his close ties to DeLay, mostly implicates
>>> Republicans as a result of his plea agreement. That could shift public
>>> attitudes sharply against the GOP. "People are uneasy
about what else is
>>> out there," said one GOP strategist who requested
anonymity to speak
>>> more candidly about the possible political fallout.
>>>
>>> Beyond that is a fear that the scandal and attention it could draw in
>>> the months before the election might further sour the public on
>>> Washington and Congress. As the party in power, Republicans know they
>>> stand to lose more if voters take retribution in November.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Randy"  wrote in message
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>>>> wonder how many aides will be cutting their own deals....
>>>>
>>>> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>>>>> http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1465619
>>>>>
>>>>> WASHINGTON Jan 3, 2006 - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff will
plead guilty to
>>>>> federal charges in Washington and Miami, clearing the
way for him to
>>>>> cooperate in a massive government investigation of
influence peddling
>>>>> involving members of Congress, lawyers said Tuesday.
>>>>>
>>>>> As part of the deal, prosecutors were filing
conspiracy, fraud and tax
>>>>> evasion charges against the embattled lobbyist, a
Justice Department
>>>>> official said.
>>>>>
>>>>> Abramoff was scheduled to appear at a hearing in U.S.
District Court
>>>>> here later Tuesday, said department spokesman Bryan
Sierra. Abramoff
>>>>> was expected to plead guilty to three charges as part of his
>>>>> agreement.
>>>>>
>>>>> Abramoff was then to plead guilty to two criminal
charges in Florida
>>>>> stemming from a 2000 purchase of a fleet of gambling
boats, said Neal
>>>>> Sonnett, his attorney there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Abramoff will plead guilty to two of the six charges
in a federal
>>>>> indictment, Sonnett said.
>>>>>
>>>>> U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck has scheduled a
telephone status
>>>>> conference for later Tuesday. Four other charges in Florida will
>>>>> remain pending.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any such plea agreement likely would secure the
Republican lobbyist's
>>>>> testimony against several members of Congress who
received favors from
>>>>> him or his clients. The Justice Department is believed
to be focusing
>>>>> on as many as 20 lawmakers and aides.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pressure had been intensifying on Abramoff to strike a deal with
>>>>> prosecutors since former partner Adam Kidan pleaded
guilty earlier
>>>>> this month to fraud and conspiracy in connection with
the 2000 SunCruz
>>>>> boat deal in Florida.
>>>>>
>>>>> Abramoff's cooperation would be a boon to an ongoing Justice
>>>>> Department investigation of congressional corruption,
possibly helping
>>>>> prosecutors build criminal cases against up to
two-dozen lawmakers of
>>>>> both parties and their staff members.
>>>>>
>>>>> The continuing saga of Abramoff's legal problems has
caused anxiety at
>>>>> high levels in Washington, in both the Republican and Democratic
>>>>> parties.
>>>>>
>>>>> White House spokesman Scott McClellan could not say
Tuesday whether
>>>>> Abramoff ever met President Bush. But when asked at
the White House
>>>>> about this, the spokesman said that "what he is reportedly
>>>>> acknowledged doing is unacceptable and outrageous."
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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