Let’s Get to Know Mel
QuestionGirl November 21st, 2006 - 3:31 pm
Looks like the Republicans are continuing on with their organization of corruption. Who was chosen to become the new Republican National Committee chair? None other than Mel Martinez. A man who could write a book on illegal campaign contributions and corruption.
He is embroilled in a scandal involving a Miami firm, PBS&J, that the government has been very generous to. From the September 19, 2006 Miami Herald:
A former top executive of giant Miami engineering firm PBS&J was charged Monday in a $36 million embezzlement scheme and in the contribution of $11,000 to the campaign of Florida U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez through “strawmen.”
Not to mention his name being dropped by Bob Ney in the Abramoff scandal. Of course, Martinez “doesn’t recall” the meeting with Ney.
Oh, and then there’s the Federal Election Commission audit he’s deep into. Supposedly, ole Mel liked to underreport expenditures and lie about campaign contributions, stating he had more in the till than he had in the till.
Not to mention the Bacardi deal.
Yep……looks like the Republicans have picked the right guy to keep things on the up and up!! They’re actually getting WORSE!!! The 2008 election should be vedddddy interesting, to say the least.
