Let me introduce you to Abramoff and His Friends, the Hard Luck Gang. First there's Grover Norquist, whose lobbying activities are taking a serious hit along with his reputation. Then there's Representative Bob Ney (R-OH), who may be facing indictment. And now rounding out the club: Ralph Reed.
Yes, the very same Ralph Reed who used to run the Christian Coalition. The same Reed who served as Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. More pertinently, the same Reed who is running for Georgia Lieutenant and seemed a shoo-in just months ago.
Reed had friends at every level of state and national politics.
Turns out he had one too many. His ties to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff are one reason he's in a dead heat against state Sen. Casey Cagle in Tuesday's GOP primary.
And now he's that Ralph Reed.
Reed is paying for his dealings with Abramoff, which the article expands upon. Lesson learned: corruption doesn't pay, but it certainly costs -- in this case, a shoo-in candidacy.
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