Obey Took Abramoff Tribe Money

According to this graphic in this story, Dave Obey took $3000 from Indian tribes represented by Jack Abramoff who plead guilty to criminal charges related to influence peddling. We at Obey Out do not buy into the hysteria of having to return legal campaign contributions from someone you believed to be on the up and up when you received the contribution. However, Obey and other Democrats have made a big deal about Republicans taking such contributions, with Obey even proposing a reform bill. We find it interesting that Obey's office wouldn't even return a call for comment on these contributions. One would think someone who pretended to be so concerned about ethics when introducing his own bill would be on the front lines of this story. Obey wasn't.