Another Confluence of Pork And Influence (Update With Hastert Response, And Reader Response)
Publication: Captain's Quarters
Ed Morrissey
June 14, 2006
The Sunlight Foundation reports that another apparently clear linkage between pork and a politician's pocket exists in the business dealings of Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL). They report that Hastert has pushed through $207 million in earmarks for a business venture financed by a trust owned in part by Hastert himself:
