By JEFFREY ST. CLAIR

The banner stretched across the entrance to the Crobar ­ a trendy New York nightclub ­read, "Welcome to the Pombo-Palooza". At the door, members of the Rockettes handed out cowboy hats to the A-list invited guests. Inside, a model clad in rhinestone hot pants and a cleavage-enhancing top that might have chastened a Hooters waitress rode a mechanical bull. On the stage, the Charlie Daniels Band cut loose with fiddle-driven Southern funk as lobbyists and lawyers, politicians and tycoons danced the two-step and drank iridescent blue martinis.

Such was the scene in 2003 at Congressman Rick Pombo's coming out party. The young legislator from Tracy, California had just been appointed the new chairman of the House Resources Committee. At 42, he was the youngest chairman on Capital Hill. Bush couldn't attend the hoedown but he sent a herogram congratulating the congressman he calls "Marlboro Man".

That night money flowed faster than champagne. Before Charlie Daniels had finished his first set, Pombo's campaign war chest had been fattened by more than $250,000, courtesy of an assortment of real estate barons, oil and mining company executives, timber lobbyists and casino operators. Many of these contributors would turn out to be the cream of lobbyist Jack Abramoff's clientele. (Abramoff now faces many years in prison for his corrupt dealings.)

OUCH!!!!
Now what is this about Politicians and Morals?
Yes Both Left and Right, they all do it.
See the REAL 'Liberals' are not your neighbor, or the poor man, nor the black guy. These people think only of money. Sure we Need money to get by. But his CULTURE of CORRUPTION as FRED BARNES says.
I agree. Lets take out the Trash

ABRAXIS wins for "longest caption".

Excellent choices, all!!!

That blow job one is the best! thanks for the laugh Tim.

Thanks Kevin, I liked all the winners

I don't know, I was partial to this post by "Kevin" myself:

Slow down sister, you've got the wrong President."

Hold the Cinco de Mayo!