Oil for votes

http://nightlight.typepad.com/nightlight/2005/05/oil_for_votes.html

oil for votes
Per Kevin Drum, the new Senate report says that 'the US treasury failed to take action against a Texas oil company, Bayoil, which facilitated payment of "at least $37m in illegal surcharges to the Hussein regime".' Let's see - and we broke the story here on April 14 that Bayoil contributed to the campaign of Rep. Sen. Don Nickles, who baited Clinton over ... oil-for-food. The pieces are coming together now. Bayoil may yet turn out to be the scandal Republicans say it is - but as a Republican scandal.

Democrats in the Senate need to stay on this, and ask some more tough questions: To what extent did Sen. Nickles participate in White House discussions about strategy in this area? Was government action (or inaction) toward Bayoil ever discussed with Sen. Nickles? Was there ever any discussion of a quid pro quo with Bayoil executives? Did President Bush or any members of his senior staff ever meet with Bayoil executives? Don't be shy, guys. Ask.

Stay tuned. This could get interesting.

Posted by RJ Eskow on May 17, 2005 at 08:45 AM | Permalink

This commitee has failed miserably already, by failing to go after David Chalmers (BayOil CEO) and David Young (Odin Marine's 7 tanker Iraqi profit buster) before going after foreign statesmen...

Clean up your own backyard first, morons!!!

This administration seems to be in the
nation-building business, even in this
country and especially after it's torn
down everything first.