10.11.2006

"Americans For Honesty" Are Anything But

Imagine the pals of Ken Lay, Tom DeLay, and George W. Bush calling themselves (sorry, I've broken about 7 ribs laughing so much at this) "Americans for Honesty". From Joe at Americablog:

The GOP negative ad barrage is starting courtesy of a political ally of Bush, DeLay and Ken Lay:

    A previously unknown group led by a Republican political consultant in Houston is financing television advertisements against nine Democratic House candidates from North Carolina to Arizona.The group, Americans for Honesty on Issues, is spending more than $1 million on the advertisements, which accuse Democratic candidates of carpetbagging, coddling illegal immigrants, being soft on crime and advocating cutting off money for troops in Iraq.
Talk about a misnomer. Americans for Honesty on Issues is being headed by an ally of three Americans who don't know much about honesty:
    The leader of Americans for Honesty on Issues is Sue Walden, a close ally of Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader who left Congress amid questions on ethics and fund-raising. Ms. Walden has also raised money for President Bush and served as an adviser to Kenneth L. Lay, the former chief executive of Enron who died in July.