Howard Dean got major hugs from this site and the usual left-blogosphere suspects for his defense of the Democrats against bogus charges that they too were implicated in the Jack Abramoff scandal - and deservedly so.
Now comes the evidence that those who stand up for themselves will be rewarded: The mainstream media (sorry Kos, forgot your replacement term) have picked it up. Here's
Clarence Page:
It is not healthy to blow your favorite evening beverage through your nostrils. But that's how surprised I was to hear Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean deny that any Democrats had taken money from Jack Abramoff, a formerly well-connected Republican who has pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to his lobbying operations. Right-wing bloggers and others pounced on Dean and flailed away, since a number of Democratic senators and representatives had already handed over their Abramoff-associated money to charity. How, then, could Dean say otherwise?
But I checked it out and, guess what? Dean was right. Although Democrats and Republicans did, in fact, receive money from Abramoff's clients, only Republicans received personal donations from Abramoff.
I'll bet those chickenheart Dems who returned campaign contributions from Indian tribes must be feeling silly about now. Hello, Hillary?