Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Harris: Before and After Crook

The Blog | Alan Dershowitz: Katherine Harris – Still a Crook | The Huffington Post: "For pointing out Harris's seedy past I was subject to a barrage of abuse from the likes of The Washington Times ('When This is All Over, We Spray for Lawyers'), The Weekly Standard ('The Politics of Personal Destruction'), National Review ('Alan Dershowitz, Goofball'), and of course, various FoxNews shows.

Then, last Friday, the Boston Globe reported that Harris, now a congresswoman, faces the exact same charges and has offered up the same feeble defense as she did back in the '90s. Prosecutors are accusing Harris, among others, of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions from defense contractor Mitchell Wade. 'Wade then discussed getting specific defense appropriations with Harris and Goode or their staffs, according to court documents.' The story goes on to relate an incident in which Wade and Harris met for a dinner costing $2,800, which Wade paid for, in violation of House ethics rules. Harris's excuse is that 'she didn't eat or drink much at the dinner and that she thought her staff had paid for her share.'

Katherine Harris, apparently, is the same crooked politician that she was in 1994 and 2000. The only difference is that back then, she was a state-level crook. Today she's a federal crook. . ."

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