Ralph Reed: first the praying, then the humping
The Washington Post turns its attention today to former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed, whose close association with now-cooties-ridden former lobbyist Jack Abramoff is well documented. The paper describes an email trail that connects the two Republicans:
Similarly damaging has been a torrent of e-mails revealed during the investigation that shows a side of Reed that some former supporters say cannot be reconciled with his professed Christian values.
Among those e-mails was one from Reed to Abramoff in late 1998: "I need to start humping in corporate accounts! ... I'm counting on you to help me with some contacts."
"After reading the e-mail, it became pretty obvious he was putting money before God," said Phil Dacosta, a Georgia Christian Coalition member who had initially backed Reed. "We are righteously casting him out."
Emphasis mine. It was either that or the "righteously casting him out" quote.
Even better was the message sent from Abramoff to defrocked acolyte Michael Scanlon, saying Reed was outdoing the cynical lobbyists at their own game: "He is a bad version of us! No more money for him."
Both Abramoff and Scanlon have pled guilty to felonies and are co-operating with federal prosecutors. If I have one prayer today, it's that that hypocritical son of a bitch Ralph Reed gets indicted.
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