Pay-to-play politics
Re “Cunningham Figure Gave to Gov., Got 2 Board Seats,” Dec. 8
For a man who claimed while he was running for governor that he didn’t need other people’s money, Arnold Schwarzenegger certainly knows the rules of “pay to play.” It’s obvious that if the recently resigned Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R-Santa Fe Springs) had never been caught on the take, government contractor Brent Wilkes would still be on those two boards that Schwarzenegger placed him on -- seats that apparently cost $35,000 apiece.
JOSEPH BUA
Fountain Valley
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