Supporters of the UIGEA have forgone sensible government (let’s protect the citizens by regulating an industry in a way that brings in billions of dollars in tax revenue) in favor of something that instead costs lots of money and is completely unenforceable and leaves the citizens the law is supposed to protect (children and gambling addicts) in the hands of an industry’s more unsavory elements.

By the way, current support of the UIGEA is led by Spencer Bachus (R-AL) who claims that online poker is directly connected to child porn (100 percent not true) and that “30 percent” of all college students who have gambled online have attempted suicide.

(The university that put out the study he quoted in committee has since come out and said Bachus completely distorted/misquoted their findings in a way that was the absolute opposite of what they were saying.)

So should Sessions really be faulted for saying he isn’t going to play that game, regardless of his party affiliation?

Let’s not limit this to the gaming industry in Nevada, remember Peter stated on the floor of the House that ‘Oil companies are our friends.’

In actuality, the big oil companies are Peter’s friends. Look at where the majority of his campaign money comes from.

He is a carpet bagger Congressman who ran against Sam Johnson in 1991, swithched from CD 5 to CD 32 so he could get closer to the big money in Highland Park and Preston Hollow. Then this spring Peter allowed his picture to be plastered all over political material for Gene Christiansen (big money NASCAR guy) who allegedly used money from a charity to fund his campaign against Ralph Hall.

Did you notice that one of Christiansen’s attorney’s is one of Peter’s relatives?

Follow the money Wick, follow the money!

Like I said before, I am walk’n and talk’n for Pauken as a write in Candidate.

That wasn’t the question. The question is why Pete can’t raise money with home-grown “dancers” rather than out-of-state talent.

I now see that Strip Club Pete’s real problem with Janet Jackson’s nipple was that the common man got a peek for free. Well played, Sessions.

With Pete it is never about principle, morality, patriotism, truth, wisdom, or justice. With Pete: Follow the money.

Also with Pete: He always has a good excuse.

This is from Wikipedia:
“In late 2001 and early 2002, Sessions cosigned letters to two Cabinet members asking them to shut down casinos operated by several Native American tribes. Within 18 months of sending the letters, Sessions received a total of $20,500 from tribes associated with Abramoff raising suspicion that Sessions had written the letters to curry favor with Abramoff as he represented a number of competing tribes. In response, the Sessions office said he wrote the letters because of his view that gambling is a local issue, falling under his long held support for federalism.”

Gambling is a local issue. How nice for Pete the Protector.