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...violations of House rules, and finds himself potentially facing more serious trouble on multiple fronts. Each day seems to bring another embarrassing headline and more lawmakers' being caught up in allegations of impropriety that surround the lobbyists--many, like Buckham, former DeLay staff members--who have traded on their access to him. The Washington Post reported last week that DeLay (as well as six other Representatives from both parties and several congressional aides) had over the past four years accepted trips to South Korea, paid for by a registered foreign agent--a violation of House rules...
Then there is the spreading scandal around high-flying lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a former producer of low-budget movies whose most marketable asset was access to DeLay. Here, too, Buckham appears to have played a key role. "How did Jack Abramoff get into Tom DeLay's office?" asks a source close to the majority leader. "Ed Buckham." Abramoff and former DeLay spokesman Michael Scanlon are being investigated by the Senate and Justice Department for allegedly defrauding Indian tribes that had hired them as lobbyists. Abramoff and Scanlon refused to comment at Senate hearings last year and have denied wrongdoing...
...Opera. He is now famous primarily for being notorious. Jackson is not the only celebrity who has been hypnotized by the limelight, who pampered his quirks instead of developing his work, who remained addicted to the high life long after the big money ebbed. (Prosecutors, angling for access to his financial statements, assert that he is near bankruptcy.) But it can be said that Jackson has pursued his dreams--like creating his own theme park and inviting lots of kids to come play there with him--to nightmare extremes...
...Pakistan's nuclear secrets [Feb. 14]. Why not give your readers an alternative picture? Please try to understand: Pakistan is a country surrounded by problematic neighbors. We need our nukes to keep India quiet. We need to build economic ties with Iran for our mutual benefit. We need market access, scholarships, easy visas to other countries and technical know-how. Pakistanis have paid dearly for assisting the U.S. and the world community, first during the Afghan war and now during the war against terrorists. Pakistan is not a menace, but you always seem to project that image. Sardar Wali Khan...
...RENEWAL OF THE PATRIOT ACT? Yep. I think the Patriot Act is an important act and ought to be reauthorized. Breaking the barriers so that you can use, in criminal prosecution, evidence obtained on a warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is very important. I think that getting access to private records like library books without the traditional showing of probable cause needs to be re-examined. People on both the right and the left agree that there are civil-liberties questions involved. The secret of America is balance...