Sleeping With Tobacco
Roy Blunt: "Before Jack Abramoff scandals became fashionable, they used to say that Roy Blunt was “sleeping” with the tobacco lobby. Liter
"Before Jack Abramoff scandals became fashionable, they used to say that Roy Blunt was sleeping with the tobacco lobby. Literally. This came after Blunt had tried to insert a provision aiding Phillip Morris into the 2003 Homeland Security Bill. In the days following, the Washington Post wrote that Blunt had a close personal relationship with a (woman) lobbyist for the firm. Of course, his office denied the rumor.
Then in September 2003 came the headline: Rep. Blunt Plans to Wed Tobacco Lobbyist. As they say, love is blind....read on"