>>>Starting with taking money from the the Arabs in Abscam? Or subsequently in his Cindy Sheehan-like irrationality on dealing with the facts on the ground in Iraq?
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>>Well, he never was convicted of anything, and it seemed as though he wasn't interested in lining his pockets at all. he offered them legitimate business investment information that he thought would bring jobs to his district. So "taking money from the Arabs in Abscam" might also be a little too strong.
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>that puts a charitable spin in it as well. He was offered a bribe - pretty clearly - and I don't believe did anything about it other than be careful and leave his options open. I just can't warm up to the man.

Well, admittedly, I don't really know much about him, but I did read about the Abscam stuff, and I didn't think he came off all that badly. He may have been leaving his options open, and perhaps if the sting had been carried on longer, he'd have done something stupid, but as it stands, I think that "taking money from the Arabs" maybe puts a bit too uncharitable a spin on it.