Duckworth slams opponent for taking money from Foley

Sickened by the Foley sex scandal, the Republican leadership's failure to investigate months ago, and the current Republican efforts to downplay or cover it up? Well, so is Asian American congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth in Illinois. From Crain's Chicago Business:

In what is believed to be this area’s closest race, in the west suburban 6th District, Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Peter Roskam traded barbs on the meaning of the scandal.

Ms. Duckworth charged that House GOP leadership “has been involved in keeping Foley’s secret” and called on Mr. Roskam to return the $40,000 in campaign donations he’s received from Messrs. Hastert, Shimkus and other leaders.

Ms. Duckworth also noted that Mr. Roskam’s campaign has received heavy donations from the House Republican Campaign Committee, to which Mr. Foley gave $500,000 over the past decade.

“This is the type of leadership Roskam would look to,” Ms. Duckworth said in a statement. “The last thing we need in Washington is another rubberstamp.”

And while you're credit card's out, feel free to visit the websites of John Laesch, the Democrat running against Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, and Dan Stover, the Democrat running against Rep. John Shimkus. Hastert and Shimkus are both emeshed in the scandal -- if you need more motivation to donate to their opponents, read Washingon Times editorial calling for Hastert to resign his speakership and the Chicago Sun Times article in which Senator Dick Durbin calls for Shimkus to resign from the page board.