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Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona.

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engineer
Feb. 22, 2008, 12:17 p.m.
What do you expect from the "moral" GOP
This is just the latest in a long string of them
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Shadowolf
Feb. 22, 2008, 1:31 p.m.
...any bets if he's a buddy of McCain???
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Klarissa
Feb. 22, 2008, 1:46 p.m.
Unfortunately some republicans are as bad as some of the democrats.
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cowboygrandpa
Feb. 22, 2008, 2:07 p.m.
This isn't news.
News would be. Congress, Senate agree Bush, Cheney, and the gang who can't tell the truth. Should be indicted and tried for treason and financial malfeasance.
Congress and Senate rocked as the 95% who are completely corrupt are removed from office and jailed. The remaining 5% are censured and warned they are next if it continues.
American citizens are taking back America.
Ahhh. My dreams. LOL
Thanks for the story Neo.
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cowboygrandpa
Feb. 22, 2008, 2:33 p.m.
Klarissa:
You do realize that the Democrats are included in the 95% right.
Or do you favor corrupt and greedy politicians?
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EDWARDIII
Feb. 22, 2008, 2:34 p.m.
This might cost the election of McCain who is, dispite all the name-calling, the best Republican to run for office sincee Ike. Yeah he's better than Reagan. This is a tradgedy for the country as well as my party. It breaks my heart.
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Charlson
Feb. 22, 2008, 2:38 p.m.
The hits keep coming. Love the republican tactic of deflection with, "democrats do bad things too!" Most democrats are intelligent enough to realize they are human and err and claim no moral superiority as part of their platform.
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Lurch
Feb. 23, 2008, 12:45 a.m.
Their platform is simple:
1) Democrats do bad too
2) A terrorist is at your door
3) Only Republicans can protect you so suck it up, vote Republican, sell out your children for our profit, and tell the Founding Fathers the Rep Party is wiping their arses with the Constitution
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joeblowe
Feb. 22, 2008, 3:36 p.m.
It's kind of funny. I keep expecting to see a story similar to this about Barry Obama and his dealings with a guy named "Rezko." Renzi ... Rezko ... odd symmetry, wouldn't you say?
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Jaydee40
Feb. 22, 2008, 4:01 p.m.
"As part of the alleged scam, Renzi and Sandlin concealed at least $733,000 that the congressman took for helping seal the land deals, the indictment says. They are each charged with 27 counts of wire fraud, extortion and money laundering, and conspiracy connected to the scam in Cochise County, Ariz"
Cochise County, Wasn't that judge Roy Beans county at one time? Think we could dig him up to deal with some of these lying cheating Republicans?
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eugenegerard
Feb. 22, 2008, 4:53 p.m.
The Republican Party is a criminal organization and should be INDICTED under the RICO ACT.
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RedstateLib
Feb. 22, 2008, 4:55 p.m.
Wow a crooked Republican, that's not news. Wake me up when they find one who is not corrupt.
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uncle-dave
Feb. 22, 2008, 5:02 p.m.
So what else is new?
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MonkeyBiz
Feb. 22, 2008, 6:32 p.m.
Wow!! A corrupt Repug?!? How can that be? Isn't God keeping his chosen ones out of trouble?
Maybe this is just another nefarious plot by the Clintons. Yah! that's it! The Clintons had a bad land deal first so they are now trying to deflect attention from Whitewater by getting an honest mafioso in trouble!
(THUMP THUMP THUMP, another one bites the dust!)
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DrBenway
Feb. 22, 2008, 7:23 p.m.
Ah, you have to love the "Law and Order" Republicans!
Listen, everyone knows that both parties like having their palms greased (Okay, in the case of Larry Craig it's slightly more below the Mason-Dixon line..) but it's so delightful to watch people who run around clutching a Bible and waving the flag get busted for the creeps they actually are.
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Aotearoa
Feb. 22, 2008, 8:21 p.m.
Media conspiracy I tell yah. Them liberals are at it again, trying to bring down the righteous GOPs. May the good angels strike down these liberal media ha,ha,ha,ha !!
leve leva e malanga kae tau
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texangelwings
Feb. 22, 2008, 9:01 p.m.
The corruption that exists in our Government makes me ill! What worries me more, is all the corruption that is yet to be uncovered!
Nice find Neo, thanks!
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tchef
Feb. 22, 2008, 10:50 p.m.
You know as a Democrat it would be easy to gloat about this, but as an American I have to say that it is disappointing the amount of corruption that exists in our government.
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Radiofreeeuropa
Feb. 23, 2008, 12:31 a.m.
I am with tchef, the culture of corruption that has strangled democracy is clearly tilted to the right, but that's because the balance of power was grossly tilted to the right. I'd like to believe the democrats would be less likely to sell their souls, and at this time they will be given the opportunity as the bloated corporate bankrolling of republicans has dried up. Now they seek to corrupt the Dems, Murdoch was a heavy contributor to the Clinton Campaign for instance. (Go figure).
The vipers will seek to spread their venom wherever power resides. After Bush, it no longer resides with republicans.
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cushi
Feb. 23, 2008, 8:41 a.m.
Get lost! Go contact Rush.
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KYRed
Feb. 23, 2008, 4:08 a.m.
I'm looking forward to a Democratic congress and a Democratic White House. Then the shoe will be on the other foot and the Demos will be under the microscope. It always happens. And it's fun to watch when the tables are turned and people protect and judge and support and rail against the others. Ah, American politics is so much fun because I always know what to expect and can predict it all. Have fun Dems. The other shoe falls and the Repugs will have their fun. Hypocrites all of em. Both sides.
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Sieben
Feb. 23, 2008, 6:49 a.m.
Are you "SURPRISED???????????????" Only In America
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Isadore
Feb. 23, 2008, 10:14 a.m.
Hey Teech, It isn't getting a BJ. It is exploiting employees. It is about lying to congress. While you are being smug - don't forget the attempt to kill off the Clarence Thomas(SP?) nomination based on saying "pubic hair."
Hey KYRED - Right on!
Bottom Line: This and any future congress needs to purge all the crooks, and needs to apply the same standards of "CONFLICT of INTERESTS" to themselves that are applied to military personnel. Elected officials are in a position of Public Trust, not-opportunistic exploitation. If they can't handle it they should do jail time; first for the crime, and second for violating a trust. I don't like Republican crooks any better than Democrate crooks - they hurt all of us.
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Poulenc
Feb. 23, 2008, 10:48 a.m.
Have to say, though, god knows, I hold do affection for Repubs, that I don't consider this a partisan matter.
There'll always be people, on whatever side of the aisle, who are corrupt; those who feel that there's some special "obligation" on the part of the moralizing right not to double-deal are, I feel, naive.
The issue is PEOPLE--and people are notorious for sometimes cheating. It's not right, it's not justifiable--but it is.
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Poulenc
Feb. 23, 2008, 11:04 a.m.
That should be, above, "...hold no affection...."