Donor in (Cunningham) bribe case has links to (Virgil) Goode (R-VA)

I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish this would take Goode down, but I'm guessing it won't.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128768454412&path=!news&s=1045855934842

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. of Virginia is facing political fallout from California Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's acknowledgement of taking $2.4 million in bribes.

Cunningham, a Republican who resigned from Congress, implicated the former president of defense contractor MZM Inc. in his guilty plea.

MZM's political action committee, company employees and immediate family members have given more than $89,000 to Goode, R-5th, since 2003.

Two would-be Democratic challengers to Goode, who is a nine-year veteran, denounced what one called a "culture of corruption" and the other a "pattern of corruption" in Washington. One of them suggested that Goode return his hefty campaign donations tied to MZM; the other suggested he should give the money to charity.

The Democrats eyeing Goode's seat are vintner Al Weed of Nelson County, whom Goode defeated handily last year, and Bern Ewert of Charlottesville, a former Roanoke city manager and former Prince William County executive. They did not accuse Goode of wrongdoing or a lapse of ethics.

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He's my rep, and I caNOT stand that evil, homophobic twerp!!!

Al Weed is a great guy, and absolutely should have won.

I shudder to think that he used to be a Dem