Yes Jack.....You Are A Bad Man

Abramoff: 'I Am Not A Bad Man'

Jack Abramoff, the now-disgraced lobbyist behind a corruption scandal that ensnared several prominent lawmakers and Washington power brokers a few years ago, pleaded with a federal judge to reduce his sentence in a letter sent yesterday, apologizing for his "blundering" but saying he is not a "bad man."

"I am not a bad man (although to read all the news articles one would think I was Osama Bin Laden), but I did many bad things," he wrote. "I lied to clients, even while working to get them the results they expected. I cheated my law firm and took advantage of public officials. And, while I gave millions of dollars to charities, I thought I could then skirt the rules in paying the right amount of money to the government in taxes."

Abramoff, 49, is in year two of a nearly six-year sentence in Cumberland, Md., for fraud in his purchase of a Florida casino cruise line. Today, he is scheduled to make his first public appearance in years at his sentencing in a separate case for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy to ply public officials with gifts in exchange for official actions.

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I post this mainly for one reason, this is EXACTLY the argument my nephews (pre-school and kindergarten) use in defense of ANY allegations against them.

Case in point - 

Mom :"Did you hit your brother?"

Nephew:(screaming holy terror)  "I am NOT a bad boy!"

Yes Jack, you are a bad boy, you knew it was wrong, did it anyway, got caught and now you have a time out in the corner...what a tool.

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