Salon has a great article about Ralph Reed and his connections to Jack Abramhoff. The relationship between the two is amazing. While Abramhoff was working to kill legislation that would threaten his Indian Casino clients in the State House, he'd send money to Reed and ask him to rile up conservative churches in the area as a two-pronged attack.
Are these the good conservative Christian values we keep hearing about? Back in the 80's people on the right professed shock that people like Swaggart and Baker, et al were fleecing their telecongregations out of millions so they could live like kings. Now we've got the former head of the Christian Coalition wielding his influence to support crooked back-room deals brokered by the head rat himself. It's always these pricks who shout the loudest about the morals of others who are most afraid of what's living in their own closet.
It appears that Bush's statement "The Ownership Society" meant the right of the highest bidders to openly corrupt and own the political process to protect their interests.
Anyway, here's the article.
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