Washington, DC –Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2007 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes:

1. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY): In addition to her long and sordid ethics record, Senator Hillary Clinton took a lot of heat in 2007 – and rightly so – for blocking the release her official White House records. Many suspect these records contain a treasure trove of information related to her role in a number of serious Clinton-era scandals. Moreover, in March 2007, Judicial Watch filed an ethics complaint against Senator Clinton for filing false financial disclosure forms with the U.S. Senate (again). And Hillary’s top campaign contributor, Norman Hsu, was exposed as a felon and a fugitive from justice in 2007. Hsu pleaded guilt to one count of grand theft for defrauding investors as part of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

5. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY): Giuliani came under fire in late 2007 after it was discovered the former New York mayor’s office “billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons…” ABC News also reported that Giuliani provided Nathan with a police vehicle and a city driver at taxpayer expense. All of this news came on the heels of the federal indictment on corruption charges of Giuliani’s former Police Chief and business partner Bernard Kerik, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to accepting a $165,000 bribe in the form of renovations to his Bronx apartment from a construction company attempting to land city contracts.

6. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR): Governor Huckabee enjoyed a meteoric rise in the polls in December 2007, which prompted a more thorough review of his ethics record. According to The Associated Press: “[Huckabee’s] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office.” And what was Governor Huckabee’s response to these ethics allegations? Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted to shut the ethics process down.

8. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL): A “Dishonorable Mention” last year, Senator Obama moves onto the “ten most wanted” list in 2007. In 2006, it was discovered that Obama was involved in a suspicious real estate deal with an indicted political fundraiser, Antoin “Tony” Rezko. In 2007, more reports surfaced of deeper and suspicious business and political connections It was reported that just two months after he joined the Senate, Obama purchased $50,000 worth of stock in speculative companies whose major investors were his biggest campaign contributors. One of the companies was a biotech concern that benefited from legislation Obama pushed just two weeks after the senator purchased $5,000 of the company’s shares. Obama was also nabbed conducting campaign business in his Senate office, a violation of federal law.

American Love Barack Obama

They both have more total votes than Richardson, who I bet you are only showing because he is 4th.

(I live in AZ. I have changed my registration to Democrat to vote for Richardson on 5 Feb. I am normally registered as independent, and will change back after the primary here. So I am not coming at this as someone for Ron Paul.)

Just because you don't personally like him is no reason to keep him off your chart. :p

The insurance companies pay pennies on the dollar for procedures and medications that would cost you and I an arm and a leg w/o insurance. If the hospitals can afford to discount services and write off bills the way they currently do, why not reduce the cost to the consumer and allow us to pay for our health care in cash, instead of having a convoluted system, filled with administrative costs..Simplify the system and reduce some of the liability and you will reduce the overall cost of health care.

Additionally, just interested to know: How many people had health care related problems this year that would be solved by universal "coverage". My biggest problem right now is the 67 dollars it takes to fill my gas tank everyweek, and I drive a mini-van, or the fact tthe enconomy is going to crap again, or the fact congress is ripping off millions and millions of dollars from the american tax payer and this being done in both parties, constantly and the american public is just simply powerless to do anything about it.

Sorry to complain, but honestly "stealing" is "stealing. It shouldn't matter who did less of it. I always feel like I am voting for the lesser of two evils. What a shame. These "issues" are pointless and no matter who is elected president, they will do the same thing over and over, nothing. I think the best solution to our problems is elect both parties, one to each branch. This way it's grid lock in washington. We seem to benefit most when that happens.

Edwards for Prez!!

Edwards for President!!!!!!!!!

That's a BS statement. Most of the high paid positions have gone to India anyway.

"Investments in alternative energy can create new jobs for the 21st century"

Investments by whom? and to whom?

"expanded access to broadband will bring opportunities to underserved and disadvantaged communities"

Why should the government pay for this? who pays it?

"the manufacturing base can be re-energized through creative partnerships; and increased government support for research will stimulate the development of new technologies and life-saving medicines"

This is another BS statement.. what exactly does it mean? How much? who pays for it? Manufacturing in the US is dying due to trade agreements.

"Hillary will restore integrity to science policy, reversing Bush administration policies that are holding our nation back."

How?

"Empower our workers and ensure that all Americans contribute their fair share"

What does that mean? Fair share? more taxes?

"Hillary will ensure that unions, which have played an important role in forming and sustaining the middle class, are strong"

How?

"She will also ensure that trade policies work for average Americans. Trade policy must raise our standard of living, and they must have strong protections for workers and the environment"

How? Cheap labor in foreign countries, how do you compete with that when it is US companies that are sending the jobs away. How do you compete when the US worker costs (not just pay) about 10 times more than an person in India?

"Restore the basic bargain. Hillary will restore the basic bargain that if Americans work hard and take responsibility, government will do its part to make sure they have the tools to get ahead."

What responsibilities? What will the government actually do? Can you imaging writing a contract like that?

"Return to fiscal responsibility. After six and a half year of President Bush's fiscal irresponsibility, Hillary wants America to regain control of its destiny. She will move back toward a balanced budget and surpluses. Hillary believes that we should develop a set of budget rules similar to those we had in the 90s which required us to fund new expenditures with new revenues or cuts in other areas."

What area will be cut? How will she do this?

This is what amazes me about most people posting on these forums. They sound like this is the first time they have taken an interest and are falling for the same BS statements that all politicians make.

If you actually read word for word what each candidates say, you will see that they have said NOTHING.

Ron Paul is the ONLY person to state EXACTLY what he will do.

I think she's pushed all the warm-&- fuzzy , women- can't- take -the – pressure cliche- buttons and given future women presidential contenders a harder way to go. Too bad, because I'd vote for Pelosi if she ever ran for president.

"Experience" is just another word for "politics as usual".

They want a nice guy they can have a beer with, not a leader, not someone strong but less likable.

EDWARDS 08!

I'll be curious to see what happens if Ron Paul pulls ahead of Guilliani. Will they drop both names off the pie chart?