Abramoff's poison spreads

It appears that Abramoff's web of bribery and corruption was so widely spun that it even ensnared a Democrat or two. If we're going to go after the Republicans for corruption, then we should at least be consistent and go after the Democrats who do it too. In this case, it looks as though Sen. Byron Dorgan (D, ND) may be ensnared.

WASHINGTON Nov 29, 2005 — New evidence is emerging that the top Democrat on the Senate committee currently investigating Jack Abramoff got political money arranged by the lobbyist back in 2002 shortly after the lawmaker took action favorable to Abramoff's tribal clients.

A lawyer for the Louisiana Coushatta Indians told The Associated Press that Abramoff instructed the tribe to send $5,000 to Sen. Byron Dorgan's political group just three weeks after the North Dakota Democrat urged fellow senators to fund a tribal school program Abramoff's clients wanted to use.