CNN

Rentzi was McCain's Arizona chair and co-chair of his national campaign. Does this make him 'experienced and qualified'? I've had enough of this type of qualified experience.

They already removed his bio from the McCain website but thank god for google cache!

Obama '08!

I wonder if FOX NEWS will have a D after his name, you know their usuall mistake.

Look out Harry Reid! This might take you down as well.

Why does this seem like a surprise to everyone. Please, many republicans have been crooks for sometime now. They just have managed and plotted ways of not getting caught.

Another one bites the dust.

Not just another crooked politician, another crooked politician from ARIZONA. Isn't this guy a chair on Mr. Integrity's presidential campaign? Maybe Renzi should hold a press conference to say over and over how "disappointed" he is in the reporting of this story.

Another member of the GOP the we're the morality party caught with his hand in the till.

Maye this is the guy to run as a 3rd party candidate?

I don't understand how they decide who to prosecute. I forget which guy, but he sent money to non-profits orgs. He left out the fact that he was partners with heads of two of these orgs. These non-profits used the money to do land deals. Oops... the politician had to re-do his financial disclosure forms. Whew! That was rough punishment.

Oh I got it.... sorry, it was the Dem Alan Mollohan. One of the land deals was for a region called Cheat River in West Virginia. He stepped down from his position as vice chairman of the House Ethics Committee. Ha!

Put this guy in pink underwear.

With all the GOPers in federal prison, they could form their own touch footbal team. Opps... wait a minute, make that baseball team. All the toe tappers you know.

What going on with the Politician. To much time on their hand and another one bite the dust

Anyone out there have time to do a tally of GOP indictments vs Democratic indictments over the past decade?

No party is as pure as the driven snow but surely the GOP seems to have a scandal per week – bribery, corruption, sexual (both gay and otherwise) ...

No matter what news source you use, each week the headlines say "Bush administration defends... " or the "FDA defends .... " or "FEMA defends ... " or "mistakes were made" as our CIA now admits telling lies to England about rendition ... after already lying to its own citizens.

This is why the words "change" and "hope" resonate ... maybe we don't even know what we want to change to be but certainly not a repeat of the past 8 years....

"charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering extortion and insurance fraud."

But didn't the Clinton's define these as excellent qualifications of a good political leader??

It is telling that no one has commented on this. We have come to expect Republican congressmen to commit crimes. Why is there no real reporting on all the rats " republican congressmen that are (retiring) jumping ship?

It is telling that no one has commented on this. We have come to expect Republican congressmen to commit crimes. Why is there no real reporting on all the rats " republican congressmen that are (retiring) jumping ship?

Personally, I’ve become very tired of those in the House or Senate, who use their positions of power for self gain. At this point, my thoughts are string them all up, Republican or Democrat! I see this as another showing of reps who, either for themselves or their party takes advantage of things for their own personal advancement.
So much for serving the public. Apparently, SELF-SERVING is more important.

Barack obama 08!

Damm as much as I dont want Dems in power, the GOP seems to be imploding on itself. Was this guy one of the Mr. Morality types by anychance?

Gee, another GOP indictment. What a surprise. Are there even a few out there who are not crooks or predators?

I don't supposed this lead involved areas along the Mexico border?

GOP-

Moral majority, hah.

They are the most crooked group on the planet. I cant wait for them to complete the fall from grace they have been on the last couple of years. They fooled us but the gig is up.

I find one very large piece of information missing from this story about Mr. Renzi. You guys have failed to mention that he is one of John McCain's national campaign co-chairs.

Considering todays political landscape I find it hard to believe that this detail was left out by accident.

The Culture of Corruption continues...

Another Republican who has done something scandalous. I'm shocked.

No, really.

And the white house wonders why news agencies like the New York Times and CNN keep running stories that portray Repubs in a negative light.

If found guilty he needs to serve serious time with the other felons. However knowing our legal system we put our addicts in prison not our politicians. As an old lady I will tell you gutter rats won't run for office as often, if they can't get away with raiding the pantry. Personally I would add
another 30% time to the maximum sentence if the crime was committed while individual in office or government trust, with no exception or loopholes of any kind.

Big deal. Half the people in this God forsaken state are criminals and most of them live either in Scottsdale or Paradise Valley. The things I could tell you about the abuse of power and funds in this state.....

Oooooooooooooooooooooh!!! It just can't be! Not a Republican!!! LOL!!

Kathryn Irby
Metairie, LA

and what is new here? Isn't this what we expect now days?

OMG – another Republican trying to use their influence to help a friend, must be an Arinzona thing.

What state is McCain from again? Oh.

"Something is rotten in the state of Arizona" – apologies to William S.

No wonder a predessor of John maclovin

No way! A corrupt Republican congressman abused his office to make money?

Surprise? Another politician who is not perfect...

ANOTHER CROOKED POLITICIAN! IS ANYONE SURPRISED? Now in accordance with the way white crime and political crime is handled in the US, he'll get 5 years probation whereas the local shoplifter in Phoenix will get two years of hard time.

Oh wow, a currupt Republican lawmaker, how surprising!

I hope we prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law to set a solid precedent

I am shocked, SHOCKED that another Republican is caught in a crooked deal.

More Republican scum...

GOP Candidates – What else can you expect from them.
McCain – Romantic relation with Lobbyists and doing favours for them.
Keating 5 – All people indited but him! He was a part of the scandal – Google it...

McCain is as corrupt as any other politican who's been in washington forever! Lets give someone new a chance for a change. Enough is Enough!!!!

It is the price you pay for the life you choose. Unfortunately, Renzi will not be reaping the "fruits of his labor."

Hopefully they will send him to prison, a place where many of our "public servants" belong.

That is just what you would expect from another GOP lawmaker. I hope he is brought to justice to set a meaningful precedent

he's a part of the McCain team too.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahah

bye bye McCain

Do the Crime.....Do the Time...

That is what the GOP does..

- $250 million bridge to no where (Ted Stevens, AL)
-Gay sex in public rest rooms (Larry Craig, ND)
-Gay sex with children (Mark Foley, FL)
-Taking prostitutes, with escort services (Dave Vittor, LA)

I can go on, and on, and on ......

The Grand Old Phonies (GOP) should stop posing as Christians because they are not. They wear religion on their sleeves, just like the Pharisees in the bible.

They claim to be against abortion, but when Giuliani (who is pro-Choice) was leading the polls, their Christian leaders like Pat Robertson and the others endorsed him, and said, abortion is not a major issue, but the treat America is facing is islamic terrorism.

They claim they are against Amnesty. But now since McCain wrote the amnesty bill, immigration is no longer important, it is national security.

I am a Christian conservative, and I will NEVER vote for the GOP.

I've always said it, every Republican is a crook, and they seem to be proving it.

He will bring a few other republicans down with him...doubt that he was doing all this by himself..we will know soon..as he starts defending himself

Is John McCain going to be investigated? Where is Mitt Romney?
McCain has two Lobbyists running his campaign.

Here we go again!

Is this linked to McCain?

I heard from someone that CNN interveiwed that "the GOP is a party of values that us Democrats just don't understand" I am glad that we don't understand their values.

This kind of corruption coming out of Arizona doesn't surprise me, I lived there 30 years up until 1999. Arizona is a Republican State and always has been a haven for political corruption that's why it is so important voters look at John and Cindy McCain very carefully before voting.

Surprise, surprise. Another patriotic, family values, good Christian Republican gets indicted. I just love watching the GOP implode.

The culture continues......

These hypocrits spout on and on about the evils of the poor feeding off entitlements, all while they feel entitled to use their seat of power to steal from the public. Let's round up all the right-wing hypocrits....oh wait, if we did that, there wouldn't be a [R] party left anymore. Boy, we wouldn't want that!

Another Republican crook.

...more bad news from McCain's own back yard...the General Election is looking more and more like a shoo-in for whichever Democrat gets the nod.

not a good week for Arizona

Another Republican guilty of fraud?

Time to blame another liberal media source for this, too, I 'll bet!

See, that's why we need Obama in Office. This nonsense has got to stop. I'm sure Barack is not afraid to tell some of these crooks to go sit down somewhere.

GOP? Arizona? Hmmmmmmmm

and he's a republican...why doesn't this surprise me?

Republicans have always been big on "free enterprise" and "entraneurship"............... He`s just exercising both !!!!!

Probably has ties to Mccain.

Can you say Tom Delay, scooter Libby.
Do a search and see how many republicans have been busted in past 5 years, it will blow your mind.

Get the Republicans out and for good.

All crooks and liers

CNN failed to mention that this corrupt politician is a REPUBLICAN!!!

I'm surprised the republican party didn't nominate Count Dracula this year... could this bloodsucking party be any more crooked?