Feeney Running Scared
Posted by progressiveflorida on September 6, 2007
The corrupt Republican Rep. Tom Feeney can’t even run his Legal Defense Fund ethically clean, as this August 31st editorial from Florida Today documents and as earlier diaried at Focus on Feeney. The recent clash has occurred after Feeney took $5,000 for his Legal Defense Fund from Oviedo businessman Tyng-Lin Yang, who has been trying to get contracts with NASA. This gets us to Feeney, who just so happens to be on the Space House Subcommittee. Conflict of interest anyone?
Now Feeney is getting very scared and defensive on the criticism he has taken on his terrible stand on ethics. Here he is today in an editorial in Florida Today:
In response to the Aug. 31 FLORIDA TODAY editorial, I’d like to take the opportunity to discuss the importance of my legal expense trust and the longtime friends and supporters who have contributed.The editorial wrongly and irresponsibly insinuates that contributions from my longtime friends and supporters impact policy decisions specifically related to my position as the top Republican on the House Space Subcommittee.
Not a good start. Defending lobbyists is just not going to get Feeney anywhere, especially when you have already been under investigation for years. But ok, let’s continue on…
I feel confident that the more information I provide to my constituents on this matter, the clearer it will become that I have followed the law.
Then ok Feeney, let’s come out with all the information. We’re all waiting, as we have been for years. Why won’t you come out clean on everything, something to hide?
And listen how he ends it all:
The mere suggestion that I have is simply a politically driven lie being orchestrated by CREW — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — a highly partisan group founded by Hillary Clinton herself and run by former left-wing Democrat staffers.
Yep, it’s the Democratic Party’s fault that he is corrupt and ethically challenged. It’s sad that Feeney wants to put the blame on the press and ethic groups, rather than accept responsibility for himself and his own corrupt actions.
