“Jack Abramoff will plead guilty to three felony counts in Washington today as part of a settlement with federal prosecutors, ending an intense, months-long negotiation over whether the Republican lobbyist would testify against his former colleagues, people involved with the case said.” Read more…

Unlike members of the mob,* there is no code of honor that bounds politicians and lobbyists from singing like canaries once caught in a web of financial improprieties. We should know in a few days or weeks who Jack Abramoff’s plea deal will effect. It’ll be like Christmas all over again!

*as an Italian-American I’d like to point out that there’s no such thing as the Mafia.

This post was written by Mary Mancini