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Senate's New Democrat
Leaders Have Sordid Pasts
NewsMax.com
Saturday, May 26, 2001
The new Democrat control of the U.S. Senate puts "individuals with
poor ethical and legal records" in charge of powerful committees,
warns Judicial Watch, the anti-corruption law firm.
Supporters of President Bush worry that his agenda will suffer now that
Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont has left the GOP. The new Senate leadership
is sure to hinder Bush's plans.
Among those cited by Judicial Watch:
Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota, soon to be majority leader, "took
illegal campaign contributions from John Huang."
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who will be chairman of the Health, Education, Labor
and Pensions Committee, "also took illegal campaign contributions
from John Huang and his accomplices." The scandal-plagued Kennedy, of
course, is most notorious for driving Mary Jo Kopechne off a bridge at
Chappaquiddick Island to a watery grave, yet is repeatedly re-elected by
leftist-dominated Massachusetts.
Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, who will be chairman of the Rules and
Administration Committee, was chairman of the Democratic National
Committee and "one of the masterminds of the Chinagate scandal."
Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, who will head the Armed Services
Committee, "also is implicated in the Chinagate scandal, he too
having taken illegal money from John Huang."
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who will lead the Small Business
Committee, "took illegal campaign contributions from Judicial Watch
client and Chinagate figure Johnny Chung. (Chung has made amends by
telling the truth about the scandal.)"
Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, who will be chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, was driven from the race for the 1988 Democrat
presidential nomination after it was revealed he had committed plagiarism.
Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, whose imminent control of the Judiciary
Committee worries those who believe judges should not invent legislation
from the bench, "is not known for his honesty."
"The ethical and legal standards of the incoming class of Democrat
Senate leaders and chairmen are exceedingly low," stated Judicial
Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. "They will have to
be 'watched' closely by Judicial Watch to ensure that the will of the
American people and the rule of law is not subverted and harmed."
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