The article begins this way:
In 2003, U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt sent a letter to the federal Department of Interior that appeared to have little relevance to his constituents in southwest Missouri.
Blunt, then one of the top-ranking Republicans in Congress, urged the interior secretary to reject the efforts of a tiny group of American Indians to open a casino in western Louisiana, nearly 500 miles from Blunt's home district in Springfield, Mo.
In fact, the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians were ensnared in a larger drama — one that is now being used against Blunt by his opponent in Missouri's race for the U.S. Senate.
The Jena Band's casino would have competed with a gambling facility operated by another tribe that was a client of super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Blunt was one of several lawmakers who signed letters urging the federal agency to reject the Jena tribe's proposal.
The Post-Dispatch is widely recognized as the third most liberal daily in the U.S. after the NY Times and the LA Times. Trust me. I subscribed for 14 years.
ReplyDeleteThis is not surprising. The Post will have many more "shocking revelations" about Roy before November.
Is it just me or do the two top GOPers in Southwest Missouri have casino problems?
ReplyDeleteI am confused. I thought Ron Richard was the most powerful man in Missouri. Just goes to show you.
ReplyDeleteRandy,
ReplyDeleteMaybe this will help. Ron 'Noneck' Richard is the most big-feeling man in his own mind.
The new delegation from our area will not have to put up with his ego-filled bullshit in the next session of the General Assembly.
'Noneck' will be just another Nodler in the Senate with his ruling class mentality.