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Congressman Ron Paul has returned $141,580 of unspent office funds to the US Treasury.

 

 


Ron Paul sends over $100,000 back to the Treasury and opted out of the Congressional pensions that would net him  $$95,700 per year, in a dastardly scheme to leech $600 at a time from taxpayers!

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How much does he keep for himself?

Gallus2012 wrote:

I've never come across people more dumber than Americans.

I've travelled the globe BTW.




 

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lol, if obama had done any of this you idiots would crucify him, yet you defend your messiah to the death.

Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.
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Booker wrote:

lol, if obama had done any of this you idiots would crucify him, yet you defend your messiah to the death.


Fussing over petty paperwork issues over a handful of low-dollar airfares over the course of an entire career?  What else did he do?  Jaywalk?

Ron Paul isn't my messiah. I disagreed with many of his notions about how the real world works, and how other nations would interact with us if we followed his prescriptions.

However, as far as I'm, concerned, he told the truth as he saw it, regardless of the political consequences.  No matter what the political philosophy, Ron Paul exhibited the kind of character political leaders should have.  If any person could walk out of that D.C. sesspool with an intact soul, it's him. 

 

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  If any person could walk out of that D.C. sesspool with an intact soul, it's him. 

 


 

Only because being able to say "I told you so"--whether it's true or not--matters more to him and his cult than anything else.


Gallus2012 wrote:

I've never come across people more dumber than Americans.

I've travelled the globe BTW.




 

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libs


Get some class man. Whoever wrote this thing makes his/herself look even stupider by using the plural "their" to refer to the singular "Someone." Pfft!

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This all rests on what David James, chairman of The Liberty Committee, told a single reporter.

 

Ron Paul splits from The Liberty Committee in 2006. 

 

Paul's lawyers send this notice: 

 

NOTICE TO RON PAUL SUPPORTERS:


Congressman Ron Paul is no longer affiliated with or associated in any way with The Liberty Committee of Falls Church, Virginia.
 

If you receive a solicitation from The Liberty Committee and/or its chairman, Mr. David James, bearing Congressman Paul's name, please be advised that the solicitation was in no way approved or endorsed by Congressman Paul.

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

1. James submits shoddy records with an accusation.

 

Roll Call obtained copies of checks from the Liberty Committee to American Express that paid for Paul’s expenses. The records obtained by Roll Call cover about 17 nonconsecutive months. Beyond the 26 flights, documents show an additional 31 flights where it appears Paul was double-reimbursed but the records lack sufficient detail to prove duplicate payments.

 http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_98/Associate-Confronted-Ron-Paul-About-Flights-212541-1.html?pg=1

 

 

2. First, James demands $10,000.

 

On Feb. 15, James sent a fax to Paul’s Clute office citing Roll Call’s reporting and asking for about $10,000 in reimbursement for nearly 20 double-billed trips.


http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_98/Associate-Confronted-Ron-Paul-About-Flights-212541-1.html?pg=3

 

 

3. In April 2012, James said an "audit" uncovered more double payments, and demands $20,000.

 

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/05/15/Non-profit-wants-repayment-from-Ron-Paul/UPI-9724133709485...

 

 

 

Over 5 years after splitting from The Liberty Committee and receiving a cease and desist from lawyers requesting James stop using Paul's name and likeness, James still uses Paul's picture to solicit donations to his group.

 

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http://www.thelibertycommittee.org/pages/donate.asp

 

 

 

David James = butthurt con-artist

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Re: Report: Ron Paul One Of The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress


arcadesonfire wrote:

Hoddy wrote:

libs


Get some class man. Whoever wrote this thing makes his/herself look even stupider by using the plural "their" to refer to the singular "Someone." Pfft!


I heard the president do this about a year ago, so I figured that had become an accepted compromise to preserve gender ambiguity.

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On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

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On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

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On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

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On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 

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ASS MURPHY wrote:

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 

ob


 

So he was late filing some paper work.

 

He's still the president.

 

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Re: Report: Ron Paul One Of The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress

It goes deeper...

 

 

 

Roll Call Hires Former House GOP Staffer Jonathan Strong To Cover House

Roll Call has hired Daily Caller reporter Jonathan Strong to cover the House. Strong previously worked as a congressional aide to House Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA), and more recently drew criticism for his reporting on Michele Bachmann's migraines.

According to House data compiled by LegiStorm, Strong served as a staff assistant and legislative correspondent for Lungren from August 2006 and August 2008. During his time at the Daily Caller, Strong reported on and provided friendly coverage of the congressman..




 

 

Karl Rove and Dan Lungren

Today the Sacramento Bee reported on Dan Lungren's latest conflict of interest. While Karl Rove's shadowy front group tries to bail out Lungren in a tough election, the Congressman advocates for unlimited corporate campaign spending. Even worse, if Lungren does win reelection and becomes Chairman of the House Administration Committee, he would have jurisdiction over campaign finance regulation -- Lungren would be responsible for regulating the same shadowy corporations that are funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to save him.

This news comes just one week after Karl Rove and Big Oil billionaires invaded our living rooms, laundering over $690,000 through Rove's shadowy slush fund, American Crossroads, hoping to hijack our election through false and misleading advertisements.

It's not surprising that Big Oil is protecting Lungren -- he's taken $84,950 from oil and gas companies, then does their bidding in Congress -- voting to give Big Oil $2.6 billion in tax breaks.

It's also not surprising that Karl Rove is working for Dan Lungren, since Lungren's opposition to transparency paved the way for American Crossroads. Lungren voted against the DISCLOSE Act to require transparency in corporate campaign spending, and applauded the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on the floor of the House. These actions set the stage for American Crossroads to launder billions from the mega corporations who are corrupting our government. Even more egregious, Lungren accepted $15,000 from Citizens United, and is even starring in an incendiary Citizens United film alongside Ann Coulter.

It's not surprising that Karl Rove and Big Oil want to keep Dan Lungren in Congress. But we have a surprise for them, because Rove and Lungren have forgotten the most important part of our democracy: you -- and thousands of voters just like you. We don't support shadowy corporations polluting our democracy, and we won't stand by while Karl Rove tries to hijack our election.

You are the strongest weapon we have against American Crossroads, and we need you now. Please, support us in any way you can, and together, we will fight back against Karl Rove and his corporate billionaires, and we will bring the kind of change our country needs.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ami-bera-md/karl-rove-and-dan-lungren_b_772211.html

 

 

 

Ron Paul-Inspired Group Lobbies for Bill Prompted by Paul Reimbursements

By Jonathan Strong

A nonprofit group founded to push Rep. Ron Paul’s agenda on Capitol Hill has put its weight behind a bill inspired by a reimbursement snafu of Paul’s.

The Liberty Committee, headed by former Paul aide David James, has launched a lobbying campaign for legislation to improve disclosure of Congressional office expenditures.

The legislation is pending in the House Administration Committee, chaired by Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.).

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Tom Hicks wrote:

is the ronster still or office, or did he retire?


He's retired, so this is all pretty suspect.  Maybe they're going after Rand Paul, there seems to be some chance he'll run for president.

 

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Mossy Mossy Moss wrote:

ASS MURPHY wrote:

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 

ob


 

So he was late filing some paper work.

 

He's still the president.

 

tr


On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 

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ASS MURPHY wrote:

Mossy Mossy Moss wrote:

ASS MURPHY wrote:

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 

ob


 

So he was late filing some paper work.

 

He's still the president.

 

tr


On Friday, the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, levied a $375,000 fine against President Obama's 2008 campaign. The fine against Obama is the largest single fine ever against any political candidate.

 

 


 

 

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Used2BMarkoh wrote:.  Maybe they're going after Rand Paul, there seems to be some chance he'll run for president.

 


He has some homework to do if he wants to graduate to that position.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) made a fool out of himself during a nationally televised public hearing when he asked Hillary Clinton about a covert CIA operation that was actually non-existent:

It’s been in news reports that ships have been leaving from Libya and that they may have weapons and what I’d like to know is the annex that was close by, were they involved with procuring, buying, selling, obtaining weapons and were any of these weapons being transferred to other countries, any countries, Turkey included?

Clinton clearly doesn’t know what the hell Paul is talking about, nor should she know, since Paul’s “news reports” are also non-existent. He actually got the information from the website of conspiracy theorist/right wing whackaloon, Alex Jones, who published the ‘story’ yesterday morning. 

 

During a discussion with economist Paul Krugman on ABC’s “This Week”, Tea Party Wingnut, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) made the erroneous claim that government has grown under President Obama:

[….] the size of growth of government is enormous under President Obama.

In fact, the size of government has decreased under President Obama, as you can see by this chart comparing government employment under George W. Bush and President Obama.

growth-of-government-under-bush-and-obama

Adding…….as you probably know, the spike in 2010 was due to the census.

 

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bluzboy wrote:

 

LOL!  How I wish tehfyn were here to weep about this.  

 

Guess we'll just have to settle for Caulk. :smileyhappy:

 

 

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2012/09/12/ron-paul-one-of-the-most-corrupt-mem...

 

Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul has been named one of the most corrupt members of Congress in a new report from the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

The report says Paul "double-billed" his travel expenses a number of times over the last decade, meaning he may have been reimbursed for the same flights both under his official allowance as congressman, and by either non-profit groups under his control or his campaign committee.

The revelation would be ironic in part because Paul made fiscal responsibility a central tenet of his 2012 presidential campaign. The congressman celebrated a major victory in July when his bill to audit the Federal Reserve for greater transparency passed the House.

Paul's possible double-billing has been in the public eye sinceRoll Call first reported it in February, but CREW says there is no evidence Paul has repaid the money since.

A request for comment from Paul's office was not immediately returned.

One of the most troubling cases of the congressman's possible double-billing revolves around reimbursements he received for flights from both his official allowance and the libertarian group the Liberty Committee. At that time, the Liberty Committee's finances were overseen by a relative of the Paul family.

"It's extremely disappointing," Liberty Committee President David James told Whispers of the double-billing.

James says he first noticed a red flag in 2004, after the committee asked Paul for copies of his travel tickets, and the congressman did not provide them. Paul stopped billing the committee shortly after they asked for the tickets, according to James. By 2005, James says he was aware of possible double-billing. But it wasn't until the Roll Call story that he saw how far the problem extended.

The committee conducted its own audit of Paul's finances shortly after the story, and found that 60 percent of the travel Paul had billed to the committee had been doubled-billed.

"We have contacted Congressman Paul to look at the records and repay the amount," James told Whispers. "But our last communication was not even responded to."

James said the committee parted ways with the congressman in 2006 for "a number of reasons."

The committee has not, however, stopped vocally supporting Paul.

James called his policies "just what this country needs." "The message is great," said James. "It's the messenger that is the problem."


I'm not saying the report is bogus, but they used the words "possible" and "may have" quite a bit. That doesn't make it seem very credible without proof to back it up.This article reeks like a Fox News hit piece.

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Re: Report: Ron Paul One Of The Most Corrupt Members Of Congress


Used2BMarkoh wrote:

Tom Hicks wrote:

is the ronster still or office, or did he retire?


He's retired, so this is all pretty suspect.  Maybe they're going after Rand Paul, there seems to be some chance he'll run for president.

 


 

 

after the elderly gentleman's poor performance in the GOP primaries, and subsequent retirement after long years in office with relatively little legislation passed; does it seem to you like "piling on" to even bother discussing such small-scale corruption as his double-dipping for air fares?

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