More fodder for voters to run the bums out of office! Washington: the incubator for our leaders to morph into white collar criminals. Nice Third World country!

It's about time that the FBI starts taking a hard look at the politicians and other decision makers on Capital Hill. Good job FBI.

That's good journalism where you don't mention that he's a Democrat until the last paragraph. Yet another instance of the very real liberal bias in the media....

I think the F.B.I.is doing a good job in routting out those corrupt politicien who pertray themselfs as being ethical and hornest.For once i appluded the goverment. Thank God something is being done to make our goverment officials accountible for thier worng doing. Thank God:

Mike Nolastname complains that the article didn't mention he's a Democrat till the last paragraph. Well, lots of times it's not mentioned at all (it happened often with Cunningham).
Yes, we Democrats can feel a sense of being ashamed by the actions of a crook. Doesn't that happen with Republicans?
My opinion: put all the crooks in jail.

There's a higher percentage of American Citizens behind you than you may assume. Please, on our behalf, continue to face corrupt politicans with fortitude.

Mike:

"It's the case of the cold cash, now heating up, FBI payoff money discovered in the freezer of DEMOCRATIC Congressman William J. Jefferson.

Over the weekend, FBI agents took the extraordinary step of raiding the Capitol Hill office of DEMOCRATIC Congressman Jefferson.

Government affidavits say the DEMOCRAT was videotaped last year accepting $100,000 in marked bills in an FBI undercover sting.

$90,000 of it was later discovered in the DEMOCRATIC Congressman's freezer, and the raid on the DEMOCRAT'S office Saturday night seems to signal the investigation is about to come to fruition."

Happy now? Yeah, if you look for a conspiracy, you'll always find it!

I'm sure he'll just say "I was setup!" ... and many will choose to believe that.

I want to second Mike's comments on good? journalism. Again "yet another instance of the very real liberal bias in the media."

I'm glad that some agency is looking into Capitol Hill for the biggest curruption. We need to make our government for the people and not for a way to become rich for a few. Our government is so full of curruption that something needs to be done. This curruption is spilling into the private sector of our Nation and needs to be stopped.

They do not mention what political affiliation he is, weather Republican or Democrat either. They mention party affiliation at the end, it would be different if they made mention of Republicans in the beginning and Democrats at the end.

Mike/5/22/06 -- At least the author mentioned that it was a democrat. Democrats from his home state probably know what party he hails from. What will be interesting is if there are others who are republican get caught -- will it truly be a bi-partisan affair or will all the republicans get off for 'lack of evidence'?

"Yet another instance of the very real liberal bias in the media...." Get a grip.. this story is only 110 words long.. It shows that corruption is a systemic problem common to BOTH Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

I recently tried to email Rep Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) as I've done before but couldnt get past the new 9-digit post code screening on her website - saying several "share" that zip code. I've noticed increasingly that other congress people I've emailed send replies that outright say they dont pay attention to residents outside their district yet apparently they "listen" to lobbyists with agendas/money. Sorry to see a Democrat, and a black one, fall victim but he was 8-term congressman - when you have $90,000 cash in a freezer you cant put anywhere else, surely he knew it was wrong. It seems they ALL have more time for lobbyists from out of their state, AND country in this case, than voters opinions in or out of their districts.

I wondered why it didn't say (D-New Jersey) or whatever state he's from also. Same should have gone for Cunningham if what the Democrat Jackie says is true.

The question is not which party got caught this time. Is it the party that is corrupt, or the individual politician? Let's look at each person as an individual. Don't forget, we are all innocent until proven guilty in this country.

So What was the "Sting" about? Shouldn't there be more information in this story? Like maybe what is going on. The FBI found money in the freezer of a person they gave it to. OK, would you PLEASE tell the public the rest of the story. It doesn't matter what party he sucks up to, we (the public) want to know what is going on.

Sorry to hear was a black Democrat who got "caught". Now when will Bush be investigated for his no-bid dealings with Halliburton et al in Iraq and Katrina? There is so much coverup and secrets in this administration, they've burned out different press secretaries, now they've employed another Snow job to prevent "leaks". With their constant obsfication and nefarious "security" excuses preventing scrutiny on their own backdoor deals and classification to "secrets" - I doubt we'll ever know in our lifetimes, only the whitewashed "legacy" version.

makes me wonder how many freezers ted kennedy has ?

Thank you FBI. Let's not stop with this one, there is plenty more of this going on and we all know it. The next generation sees this happening and thinks it is alright, especially when they know they will only get a slap on the hand. When someone commits a crime, they loose their rights, that most lawyers think they have, and should be punished accordingly.