The Bully-In-Chief
I’m fairly certain this isn’t the appropriate way to use the bully pulpit of incumbency, but it has become par for the course for the Obama administration. This from the L.A. Times:
The Justice Department is investigating whether Las Vegas Sands Corp., owned by high-profile Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, broke federal law by failing to report millions of dollars of potentially laundered money transferred to its casinos by two high-rolling Las Vegas gamblers, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles is investigating deposits made in the mid-2000s by a Mexican pharmaceutical businessman, later indicted for drug trafficking in 2007, and a California executive with Fry’s Electronics, who later pleaded guilty to taking illegal kickbacks, the newspaper said, citing lawyers and federal officials working on the case.
The Journal said there were no indications that the investigation included actions by Adelson, Sands’ chief executive and a major political donor for the Republican Party. Adelson has pledged to spend as much as $100 million to help Republican candidates in this election cycle.
Who knows, it might be a legit investigation. But it’s interesting to note that this isn’t the first time Obama minions have gone gunning for Adelson. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was forced to issue a retraction earlier this month, after they distributed a letter that accused the Vegas tycoon of pimping out Chinese prostitutes.
Why, you almost get the feeling that Obama has some sort of hit list that targets high-profile GOP donors and Romney backers with intimidation, threats and wild, unfounded smear campaigns. But I’m sure that’s just crazy talk. Right?
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