Abramoff's Legacy

The Jack Abramoff scandal, as we predicted, has legs. In San Jose, mayoral candidates are trading barbs related to political donations related to gambling money. Interestingly, one candidate, Cindy Chavez, is being accused of using money donated by Indian gaming political action committees, while the other, Chuck Reid, is being accused of taking money from a donor convicted of failing to pay taxes on money he skimmed from a card club. Both seem to be seen as equally "shady" in the wake of Abramoff.