Crime, corruption and 'influence'

Remember when Therese Murray and Stan Rosenberg left in the middle of the Senate gambling debate to attend a "State Legislator Conference" held at a Kentucky racetrack?? And then voted to approve racetracks and casinos?? Well, among other things, this Nightline story on political corruption at the state level features video of that conference. Wow.

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/political-corruption-state-houses-state-house-corruption-investigation-bribe-government-11931459

This related story on the Alabama gambling scandal is equally priceless.

http://abcnews.go.com/watch/nightline/SH5584743/VD5592894/nightline-state-legislature-corruption

Each video starts after a 30 second commercial.

Senator Moore who submitted an amendment to protect the Mashpee
Wampanoags' 'investors' -- to get their $$$ back --

Beacon Hill --

buried at the bottom --

Sen. Richard Moore (D-Uxbridge) went to the Kentucky blowout Saturday and stayed all week as he prepared to be crowned [What a prophetic use of words!] the new president of the NCSL. He plans to return to Boston today.

[Senator Richard T. "Debt Collector" Moore - ever sensitive to protecting the interests of wealthy casino investors!]