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Roy Blunt Acknowledges Using U.S. Treasury As A Political Piggy Bank

Submitted by Roy Temple on July 29, 2005 - 10:23am

In this story on CAFTA, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-K Street) essentially acknowledges that he and the Bush Administration used the U.S. Treasury as a political piggy bank to buy votes for the trade agreement.

Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., the House majority whip, played down reports that the White House was offering favors in return for votes. But he acknowledged that "it didn't hurt" to have the $286.5 billion highway bill - packed with projects for House members' districts_still on the calendar while he and other CAFTA proponents rounded up votes.

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There's a name for this...

Submitted by Liberal_in_the_5th on July 29, 2005 - 3:47pm.

Oh yes, now I remember.  It's called quid pro quo and it is illegal, is it not?  The antics from D.C. and Jeff City, have to eventually wake up the voters in this state, don't they?  I can't believe there are only about ten of us in the whole state who have internet access, and who are so pissed we can't see straight!

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