May 30, 2006
THE JOB OUGHT TO HAVE SOME PERKS:
Reid Accepted Free Boxing Tickets While a Related Bill Was Pending (John Solomon, May 30, 2006, Associated Press)
Senate Democratic Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) accepted free ringside tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission to three professional boxing matches while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing.Reid took the free seats for Las Vegas fights between 2003 and 2005 as he was pressing legislation to increase government oversight of the sport, including the creation of a federal boxing commission that Nevada's agency feared might usurp its authority.
He defended the gifts, saying that they would never influence his position on the bill...
Such things only influence Republicans...... Posted by Orrin Judd at May 30, 2006 8:16 AM
What makes this even worse is that (noted at another site) McCain insisted on paying for his tickets and Ensign (other Nevada senator) refused to attend completely.
Unless the FBI raid on the House signifies much bigger problems for the GOP the scandal issue doesn't seem to be working for the Dems.
Posted by: AWW at May 30, 2006 8:23 AMReid's spewing the party line. Looks like he got the same DNC memo as the media types. I remember a leftie reporter saying that even though he like most of the other reporters, support liberal causes, they are completely impartial when going about their jobs of reporting the news.
Posted by: erp at May 30, 2006 8:54 AMReid should have just talked to the suits over at Democratic-leading Time-Warner, and they could have gotten him front row seats by making him an guest HBO fight commentator (Plus if you've ever read some of Jim Lampley's political rants over at the Huffington Post, teaming him and Harry would have made for some great unintentional comedy along the way).
Posted by: John at May 30, 2006 9:39 AMHe really is living up to Tommy Smucker's oily, and clueless portrayal of him, in Casino.
Posted by: narciso79 at May 30, 2006 12:52 PM