Congressman John Doolittle

September 30, 2008 I took a one-day trip to Denver, Colorado to join two other people who care about the rights of the guest workers - Senate staff member, Allen Stayman, and James Salt from Catholics United. We went to the "Mile High City" to ask former Republican Rep. Bob Schaffer to tell the truth about his role in the Abramoff-CNMI plan, and to ask him to apologize to the foreign contract workers of the CNMI for perpetuating labor abuses and suffering by deliberately... Read Full Story

September 25, 2008 Tom Feeney, a Republican congressman from Florida's 24th district, is another embarrassment to the state. As if it wasn't bad enough that he took a junket to Scotland with Abramoff in 2003, now he has a ridiculous campaign ad trying to excuse himself!  Here it is: I have seen stupid campaign ads, but this tops them all! Feeney didn't know who paid for his August 2003 trip to Scotland with Abramoff? How many people get on a private jet without knowing who... Read Full Story

Kevin Ring and wife Kernie flanked by Rep John Doolittle and wife, Julie September 8, 2008 Kevin Ring, Abramoff lobbyist, and former staffer to John Doolittle (R-CA), and former aide to former Senator John Ashcroft was arrested today in Maryland on a variety of charges including conspiracy, payment of a gratuity, wire fraud, and obstruction of justice. The Associated Press reported:Kevin Ring, 37, pleaded not guilty to a 10-count federal indictment that accuses him of conspiring... Read Full Story

September 1, 2008 Jack Abramoff will be sentenced on September 4, 2008 before U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, the same day that John McCain makes his acceptance speech at the GOP Convention.  It seems appropriate considering their connection as pointed out by dengre on the Daily Kos. The Washington Post reports that since he has been sentenced, Mr. Abramoff has spent more than 3,000 hours spilling his guts to more than 100 law enforcement officials reviewing over 500,000 documents... Read Full Story

I just ordered The Perfect Villain: John McCain and the Demonization of Jack Abramoff by Gary S. Chafetz. Dr. Jack Wheeler writes in his latest To The Point (by subscription only) that John McCain was instrumental, as Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, to nail lobbyist Jack Abramoff. “Jack Abramoff is in jail today because of John McCain.” Now set for release in mid-September, comes Chafetz book. Here’s the editorial review from Amazon: Gary Chafetz is a liberal Boston... Read Full Story