Florida Representative Tom Feeney regrets an "embarassing episode" in his career.
Federal agents also have asked the St. Petersburg Times for an email sent to the newspaper by Feeney's office describing a golfing trip the congressman took with Abramoff to Scotland in 2003.Feeney did not return calls for comment Monday. But his Washington office released a statement to the Times late Monday.
"Rep. Feeney considers this an embarrassing episode in his 17-year career as an elected official and an expensive lesson for him as a public servant," according to the statement.
Yes, since his fellow golfers Bob Ney and Tom Delay are respectively in the slammer and under investigation, and John Doolittle (R-CA) just gave up his House seat after being raided by the FBI last week, Tommy is (at least pretending to be) contrite. (And pretending to be a public servant, as well.)
Not so much about the episode where he allegedly attempted to contract a man to rig voting machines. (You should know that he denies it, and that the man who claims he was approached switched parties and ran against Feeney in the 2006 election.)
Feeney's biggest expense this year: legal fees - $23,000. Oh, and he just recently gave $1,000 of his Abramoff donated money to charity. Perhaps $1,000 is all he had left.
Maybe you know Mr. Feeney by his other distinction: named by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington as one of the 20 most corrupt members of Congress.
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