PDQ--

1) Cut and paste is in fact not the best way to convey information. It is resulting in a lot of band width waste--check "Curly" 's contributions on the "Peace?" thread. All you need do is cite newspaper and date, or web site and date, if that's your source. Blue clicky is fine.

I will not cut and paste--breaks my heart if that bothers you.


2) Somehow in your figures you neglected to tell us how many Republican Senators have taken Abramoff-related money (if 39 of 44 Democrats have done so--which is by no means established.)


3) The Washington Times, your source, it appears, for your figures, is affectionately called the "Mooney Paper" in DC--do you know what that means?

To put it bluntly, it's not a reliable source--and not exactly non-partisan. Also, in this case, the figures $4.3 million and $3.1 million are given with no explanation of how they were arrived at. That don't cut it.

Try again.

But I think I'll wait for the Wall St. Journal to put out figures--in the reporting, not the editorials. I'm sure they will.

However, thanks so much for revealing your source--a refreshing change. My source for facts and figures is virtually always the Wall St Journal---but if I neglect to give my source, I'll always be glad to remedy that.