This time the corruption does not seem to involve Mr. Abramoff. It involves Michael Steele, newly elected Chair of the Republican Party, and money his campaign paid to a company owned by his sister, evidently eleven months AFTER his sister folded the company. Money paid for services that could not possibly be rendered? Gee, that seems odd. Maybe we should investigate. A Republican US Attorney is doing just that. From the Washington Post:

Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed, his finance chairman from that campaign has told federal prosecutors.

The claim about the payment, one of several allegations by Alan B. Fabian, is outlined in a confidential court document. Fabian offered the information last March as he was seeking leniency for himself during plea negotiations on unrelated fraud charges. It is unclear how extensively his claims have been pursued. Prosecutors gave him no credit for cooperation when he was sentenced in October.

Let’s see, a Republican US Attorney is investigating, and would not do so if he didn’t think this was a complete waste of time. Meanwhile the Republican Party thinks it is just peachy letting this guy make decisions about millions of dollars of its money.

Well, if they looked for someone free of corruption to run the RNC, they’d be looking for a long time.

Hey, this Washington Post article is well-researched and lengthy. That in itself does not make Mr. Steele guilty, but it outlines some shoddy practices at the very least. Gee, it’s either dishonesty or incompetence. . . isn’t that the Republican way? To that end, Michael Steele seems perfect to run the GOP.