whew! good thing the house republicans elected a "reformer"
want to know what jim boehner's reputastion for reform came from?
[the seattle times, free]
Boehner rose to fame as a member of the "Gang of Seven," the group of upstart Republicans who assailed the excesses of the majority Democrats amid reports of bounced checks at the House bank.
however:
Once in power, similar GOP foibles were on display. Boehner was forced to apologize in the mid-1990s for distributing checks from tobacco companies to his colleagues on the House floor.
...*coughs loudly into to mask saying, "culture of corruption!"
[the seattle times, free]
Boehner rose to fame as a member of the "Gang of Seven," the group of upstart Republicans who assailed the excesses of the majority Democrats amid reports of bounced checks at the House bank.
however:
Once in power, similar GOP foibles were on display. Boehner was forced to apologize in the mid-1990s for distributing checks from tobacco companies to his colleagues on the House floor.
...*coughs loudly into to mask saying, "culture of corruption!"