Uh-boy. I don’t know why or how. But MZM, Inc. (the defense contracting company owned by Randy “Duke” Cunningham’s real estate sugar daddy Mitchell Wade) is awful deep into Rep. Virgil Goode (R) of Virginia.
Earlier we told you about MZM’s outsized giving to Goode in the 2004 election cycle.
But check out their giving so far this year. In the 2006 election cycle MZM employees have made a total of 23 contributions for a total of $34,625.
Every dollar went to Rep. Goode.
What’s up with that?
Late Update: This blog says the stats I was looking at missed a bunch of other contributions from the wives of MZM execs.
Even Later Update: Just a note to be clear on Rep. Goode. By the standards that prevail in Washington today, nothing I’ve seen says he’s done anything wrong. And I want to be clear that the stats and contribution numbers I’ve highlighted tonight don’t prove or even really suggest that he has (again, by the rather frail ethical strictures that prevail in Washington today). What I am noting is that MZM Inc. seems to have a real problem playing by the rules. And because of that, the members of Congress who they’re heavily courting (like Goode) probably bear a real close look.
It Just Don’t Get Later Than This Update: We hear that MZM’s interest in Rep. Goode probably stems from the fact that the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center is located in his district. Our attention is directed to the recently-released Base Realignment and Closure Report for more insight on what’s up.
