Rep. Doolittle To Speak About Abramoff Scandal

Rep. John Doolittle is up to his neck in the Abramoff scandal, but thus far, he has had very little to say about that.

But today, on KFBK, Rep. Doolittle will break his silence.

According to the SacBee:

Rep. John Doolittle, heretofore publicly mum on the corruption scandal surrounding his friend, the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, has finally told his side of the story.

It came in an interview last Thursday with investment analyst and conservative talk radio host Tom Sullivan and is scheduled to run today at 2 p.m. on KFBK 1530. Sullivan told his listeners Friday that he gave Doolittle the opportunity to kill the interview if it made the congressman "uncomfortable."

Doolittle, meanwhile, told local reporters Thursday night outside the Zinfandel Grille in Rocklin that "we welcome the investigation" into Abramoff's dealings. Only "anyone who's done wrong" has anything to fear from the probe, the Roseville Republican said, on his way into a meeting with Republican activists in his district. Tune into Sullivan, Doolittle said, to hear anything else he's got to say about Abramoff.

Of course, Doolittle chose the forum of a conservative talk show, away from all those pesky questions a real reporter might ask.

If you want to hear Rep. Doolittle's canned excuses, you can listen live by clicking here.