TORRICELLI STILL RIPPING PEOPLE OFF

For those of us who remember former Senator Robert G. Torricelli, his exit from politics in 2002 was good news. But it seems that Mr. Torricelli is still finding a way to rip people off. It seems Mr. Torricelli collected donations from thousands of people during his aborted 2002 campaign. When he abruptly quit the campaign because of allegations of ethical misconduct, he quickly became a lobbyist. What did he do with the money he collected from average people for his ill-fated campaign? Well, he gave $4,000 from his campaign fund to Puerto Rico's nonvoting member of Congress. He gave $10,000 to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois and more that $40,000 to Nevada Democratic Party organizations and candidates linked to Harry Reid. Now mind you, none of this is illegal. But wouldn't you think he would just give the money back to the people that gave it to him?