Captitol Crimes: Bill Moyers explains the Jack Abramoff scandal

Originally broadcast on PBS in October as part of the Bill Moyers on America specials, this two-hour report is still available on the web, and is as absorbing as any movie. Besides Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay, the definitive Republican scandal involves Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist, and to a lesser extent, Karl Rove and the Dubya itself.


In October, 2005, Tom DeLay was indicted in Texas for conspiracy to violate the state's campaign finance laws. Two weeks later, he flew to Houston in a corporate jet provided by R. J. Reynolds, a company that had once contributed to the U.S. Family Network, and surrendered to the authorities. "I said a little prayer before I did the fingerprint thing and the picture," DeLay said. "My prayer was basically, 'let people see Christ through me. And let me smile.

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