Tribe Sues Reed, Abramoff

A Texas Native American tribe has sued convicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff and Georgia Lt. Governor candidate Ralph Reed. The Alabama-Coushatta filed suit because the Republican leaders defrauded them in a gambling operation. The tribe hired Abramoff's corrupt lobbying company to represent their gambling interests. Instead, he and the former Christian Coalition leader skimmed much of the money they were paid to promote casino gambling.

The heavy involvement in gambling for men who put themselves up as moral and values leaders shows their hypocrisy. These issues have been paramount in Reed's campaign for office in Georgia. I'll say one thing about Ralph Reed: the guy has balls. To run for such a high profile office with scandals exploding all about him takes a brass pair. Add to that his former high profile position as head of the Christian Coalition and it's truly some exhilarating imperial hubris to observe. Anyone else would have taken his lumps and slithered back to his hole.