Repub Police Blotter Continues To Grow

Wow it seems to be just one thing after another in the illegal doings of the current and former members of the GOP and this crooked administration. Here is the latest, this time from the Washington Times WASHINGTON, April 28 — Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the former commissioner of food and drugs, is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury over accusations of financial improprieties and false statements to Congress, his lawyer said Friday. The lawyer, Barbara Van Gelder, would not discuss the accusations further. In a court hearing held by telephone on Thursday, she told a federal magistrate that she would instruct Dr. Crawford to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against compelled self-incrimination if ordered to answer questions this week about his actions as head of the Food and Drug Administration, according to a transcript of the hearing. Crawford you may recall was involved in the controversial decision to withold the so called "Morning After Pill", and its' availability as an over-the-counter drug. Using the excuse that he felt it was time for someone else to control the agency, he resigned a quick three months after being appointed. The Times points out however that The next month, financial disclosure forms released by the Department of Health and Human Services showed that in 2004 either Dr. Crawford or his wife, Catherine, had sold shares in companies regulated by the agency when he was its deputy commissioner and acting commissioner. He has since joined a Washington lobbying firm, Policy Directions Inc. It never fails eh? Just follow the money and the self-righteous, greedy bastards will eventually be exposed for what they truly are. "Fifth Ammendment" indeed!