Tommy Norment in Hot Water

With another ethics scandal hitting him.

Comments

[Not Hussein (formerly Not Ben)]

In honor of the great Sen. Norment, I got hammered on some Riunite and then crashed my car.

[Steve Vaughan]

You're really suggesting that you can buy a state senator for $250 (or $800 over the past decade)? Even I am not that cynical.

[Not Larry Sabato]

I think you can get favors for $50 from a Virginia legislator. I've heard people ask before if someone raising an issue was a "donor" to them or not. Amount seems to concern some of these guys less.

[BM]

I agree with Steve Vaughan. HOWEVER, while it may not be criminal...its certainly stupid!

[Brian Kirwin]

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Makes this story look silly

[GOPer]

I would say that 95% of bills are introduced are at the "request" of someone else... donor, industry or other. nothing wrong with this. They are elected to represent their constituents and this is one way to do it.

[Steve Vaughan]

GOPer: And it would certainly be odd to go to a legislator you had not supported and ask them to introduce your bill.

[Acee Dcee]

That hardly amounts to a scandal NLS. Now if you want to do some real checking, try the fact that Norment has headed the Commission dealing with electric utilities deregulation and reregulation for the last decade or so. He's been the chief sponsor of most of the major legislation on the subject (drafted mainly by industry lobbyists). If you'll bother to check VPAP from 1998 through 2010 you will find that Dominion, APCO, Alleghany Power, the electric cooperatives and the independent power producers have contributed over $100,000 to Norment. Now that's getting close to some real money.

Of course you might want to check some contributions to members on the other side of the aisle, too.

I just thought you might be interested in some real news instead of this $250 penny ante crap. Of course, you may just be too lazy to make the effort.

[Steve]

Acee Dcee is right. Norment goes, or did go for years, hunting with Capps and Farrell, Dominion executives, in Maine every year. Check out the money that those two have given him. The reason why these gifts don't show up is because Dominion pays for it and then Norment will usually pay Dominion back.

[Acee Dcee]

Pay back? Check the law...He would declare the "value". That's a subjective test. If I take you on a trip that costs $5000 but you decide that the "value" to you is $100 and then pay that to me. Well then you (or the distinguished senator, as the case may be) does not declare it.

Oh you guys have absolutely no clue!

[Larry Gomez]

Saslaw - Payday Lenders.

Makes this story look silly
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