Animalistic, Cannibalistic Behaviour
Someone call the Tragic Irony Police:
Now imagine that phrase being spoken by every person who has lost their job, doesn't have proper health care, or has had to bury a loved one who died as a result of going to Iraq. If people like Rep. Cole felt the same way about those topics, maybe the NRCC wouldn't be hiring crooks to manage their money.
The former treasurer for the National Republican Congressional Committee diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars -- and possibly as much as $1 million -- of the organization's funds into his personal accounts, GOP officials said yesterday, describing an alleged scheme that could become one of the largest political frauds in recent history.
For at least four years, Christopher J. Ward, who is under investigation by the FBI, allegedly used wire transfers to funnel money out of NRCC coffers and into other political committee accounts he controlled as treasurer, NRCC leaders and lawyers said in their first public statement since they turned the matter over to the FBI six weeks ago.
"The evidence we have today indicated we have been deceived and betrayed for a number of years by a highly respected and trusted individual," said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), the NRCC chairman.
Now imagine that phrase being spoken by every person who has lost their job, doesn't have proper health care, or has had to bury a loved one who died as a result of going to Iraq. If people like Rep. Cole felt the same way about those topics, maybe the NRCC wouldn't be hiring crooks to manage their money.
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