Clinton, Boxer Will Take Anyone’s Money
Over the years the two major political parties have been known to refer to themselves as all-inclusive parties. Apparently that notion also applies to fund raising. Ray Jinnah, a native of Pakistan and California businessman wanted to be a political power broker. The FBI determined he had violated the law with his fund raising and campaign contributions but the Democrats had no such problem with Jinnah.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barbara Boxer had no problem taking money from this man. You can hear the excuses already. Something like we don’t handle the money. Or maybe the excuse will be we had no way of knowing this. Most people would probably agree that US Senators should be smart enough to have mechanisms in place to determine who they should take money from and who they should not.
The proclamations of Speaker Nancy Pelosi after the midterms indicated she intended to ‘drain the swamp’ in Congress due to the GOP ‘culture of corruption’. Again, most people were aware that corruption is not an exclusive domain to either party. All the probes and hearings initiated by the Dems through Henry Waxman since the 110th Congress convened mysteriously overlooked allegations against Senator Dianne Feinstein and her involvement with MILCON. Now there is the Jefferson indictment as well as fund raising irregularities with Clinton and Boxer.
Perhaps the Dems should refrain from taking every opportunity to point out the faults of others and start cleaning up their own backyard.
Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com
Fundraiser allegedly demanded stock
Now awaiting trial, businessman is said to have sought interests in firms he introduced to a top Democratic official.
By Robin Fields and Chuck Neubauer, Times Staff Writers
June 14, 2007
Jinnah’s current legal troubles arise from his fundraising activities in 2004, when prosecutors say he violated federal law by reimbursing employees and associates for nearly $60,000 in donations made in their names to New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s political action committee, HillPac, and California Sen. Barbara Boxer’s reelection campaign.Authorities allege he fled the country after being indicted in May 2006, taking refuge in his native Pakistan. Jinnah’s attorneys said he left to care for his ailing mother and stayed because of his own poor health. Jinnah, a legal U.S. resident, surrendered voluntarily to the FBI on May 29 and is awaiting trial.
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