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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Pelosi PAC Pays Off Husband - Will She Resign?

Nancy Pelosi has been siphoning money from her political action committee to pay off her husband Paul Pelosi, according to the Washington Times. The PAC paid him $99,000 since it was formed and $45,000 this year alone.

Last year, Mrs. Pelosi supported a bill that would have banned members of Congress from putting spouses on their campaign staffs. The bill - which passed the House in a voice vote but did not get out of a Senate committee - banned not only direct payments by congressional campaign committees and PACs to spouses for services including consulting and fundraising, but also "indirect compensation," such as payments to companies that employ spouses.

Hmmm...isn't this why Tom DeLay had to resign? Nancy doesn't seem to mind the "culture of corruption" as long as it involves her own corruption.