The Demo-blind smear over Abramoff continues

The DNC continues the attacks on Republicans over the Abramoff scandal:

Two of Jack Abramoff's Closest Friends Reunited In Chicago

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Just days after media reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Illinois Republican Dennis Hastert, is caught up in one of the worst pay-to-play scandals to ever rock the nation's capital, Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman is swooping in to Chicago tonight to raise more special interest money for Hastert. The Associated Press reported last week that Hastert helped indicted Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff's clients after receiving about $103,500 from Abramoff, his lobbying partners and tribal clients between 2001 and 2004. (Associated Press, 11/17/05)

Special interest money, eh? Like what Sen. Mary Landrieu got from the same source?

Democratic National Committee Spokesman Damien LaVera called on Mehlman and Hastert to return Abramoff's money and join Democrats fighting the culture of corruption that Republicans have brought to Washington:

"Instead of going to Chicago to raise even more special interest money for Speaker Hastert, Ken Mehlman ought to be Washington trying to figure out how to return all the money Jack Abramoff raised for President Bush and encouraging Republicans in Washington to end the culture of corruption they have fostered," said LaVera.

Odd that LaVera and the DNC, obviously concerned about corruption, aren't calling for Harry Reid to return the money he got from Abramoff's tribal clients as well. I guess they didn't hear about it yet.