Rep Slaughter to HUD Secretary:Release Limo Records Linked to Prostitution

Rep. Slaughter Calls On Jackson to Release All Documents on Shirlington Limo Contract

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is already under fire for claiming he cancelled a government contract with a business because the CEO was critical of President Bush. But that’s not the only contract corruption scandal his department is wrapped up in.

Shirlington Limousine and Transportation Inc. is the firm that defense contractor Brent Wilkes used to “transport congressmen, CIA officials, and perhaps prostitutes to his Washington parties.” Shirlington’s president, Christopher Baker, has a “lengthy history of illegal activity,” detailed in his 62-page rap-sheet, and his limo company “operates in what looks to be a deliberately murky way,” with multiple, regularly-changing addresses, many of which were actually at residential buildings.

Despite all of this, Shirlington recently won a HUD contract worth $519,823. (Shirlington was also awarded a massive $21 million contract “to provide transportation, including limo service for senior officials” for the Homeland Security Department last fall.)

Today, Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) sent a letter to Secretary Jackson urging him to make public all information pertaining to Shirlington limo:

Read Rep. Slaughter’s full letter HERE: http://www.housedemocrats.gov/news/librarydetail.cfm?library_content_id=727

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/10/slaughter-jackson-letter/

eyeballs in corruption?

Silly question.


Corruption is their raison d'etre.

The entire Republican project, at this point, consists of stealing as much money from the government as fast as they can.

The entire Republican project, at this point, consists of stealing as much money from the government as fast as they can.
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The "WHY" of this all.

Thank You!! Should be headlines on every news page, American and Foreign.
Bush's Legacy to America.

Can I use this quote??
The entire Republican project, at this point, consists of stealing as much money from the government as fast as they can

It's hardly an original thought, but somehow, the people who are supposed to tell us these things can't manage to say it.

Let's not forget Andy Stephenson's post last year when Gannon was all the topic, about Gannon and DC hotels etc. Can't remember the details, but someone re-posted Andy's thread just a week or so ago. I don't have the link, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is all connected.

Oh, and Jackson is NEVER gonna give up those records. Slaughter can "urge" till she's blue in the face. That stuff would probably bring down this whole administration if it ever came to light.

I'm very proud of Louise, she's my rep and she's stayed fearless.

Jean Schmidt and Sen. DeWine, ya' know. x(

THREE flippin'comments in SIX hours?

Glad to see the admins have placed this on the home page, else it would have slipped into the GEN abyss.

K&R

but we can assume he strongly supports President Bush since he got a big fat HUD contract.

She used to be my rep when we lived in NY... I hope she's able to find some way to get this info.

I don't think there's a gap anywhere. It's one big circle-jerk of corruption.

Literally, apparently.

Whores are a large part of the GOP's "Family Values" thing!

WHAT will we tell the preacher...oh that's right...the preacher has prolly been to the Watergate too and his trip was also taxpayer funded. These tax and fornicate republicans are ALL just exactly alike! Overdosed on Bob Dole's Viagra...I think so!