A blog about politics.

Renzi Gets His Due

The news that Ariz Congressman Rick Renzi is in a whole lot of trouble with the feds reminded me that this was the same Renzi who ran what may have been the scuzziest negative ads of the 2006 campaign against attorney Ellen Simon--the ad linked Simon to the Massachusetts ACLU's attempt to protect the North American Man Boy Love Association's (NAMBLA) freedom of speech. (Simon was apparently an ACLU member in Cleveland and had nothing to do with the case). And then there's this fascinating linkage with another Republican in trouble:

U.S. Rep. John Doolittle made a similar [ACLU-NAMBLA] connection to
his California opponent, who is an ACLU member.

Doolittle is also being investigated by the Feds.

  • Print
  • Comment

Add Your Comment:

You must be logged in to post a comment.
Swampland Daily E-mail

Get e-mail updates from TIME's Swampland in your inbox and never miss a day.

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
DEBI HEISS, on Ohio's execution of 51-year-old Kenneth Biros; Heiss's sister Tami was a victim of Biros, and the family applauded as the time of death was announced. It was the nation's first execution by a single injection rather than the three-drug process