Circling the Wagons in Washington
A hundred years after the last of the Indian wars, they’re circling the wagons again, this time in Washington. There’s more than a little poetic justice in all that historic neglect and abuse, thievery and double-dealing coming home to roost on the shoulders of the Congress of the United States.
But enough even-handed criticism, let’s get down to cases.
There’s a Democrat on the hot-seat at the moment, lest we think that spot is reserved primarily and exclusively for Republicans. He’s shoveling money back in the direction of the Indian tribes who bought him off, to the tune of $67,000.
Please, take it back. I didn’t mean it. Who would have expected anyone to find out?
This sticky-fingered legislator sits on the Senate committee that’s currently investigating lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Not only does he sit there, he’s the senior Democrat on the committee. Naughty, naughty.
Our guy-who-didn’t-mean-it is also vice-chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee.
Vice is a handy word in the United States…