Burnam busts Craddick, ghost scandal

Fort Worth State Rep. Lon Burnam has fired off a letter to the head of the committee investigating the creepily titled ghost workers scandal.

In the letter sent yesterday to Sherman State Rep. Larry Phillips, Burnam alleges Speaker Tom Craddick is the one who leaked the original story to the Austin American-Statesman, which highlighted a few Texas House members who have hired so-called ghost workers (employees who received state benefits but worked part-time hours...SPOOOOKY!).

"Speaker Craddick once again abused the levers of government by using non-partisan, non-political government entities to research, create and leak a politically motivated story," Burnam wrote. "The story curiously targeted only three members of the Texas House, all of whom are outspoken foes of the Speaker."

Burnam also said he and other House members were ticked off to discover they were ALL under investigation in the growing scandal by the Austin-based Quorum Report, instead of from the committee itself.

"I can assure you that many fellow members share my anger. No member of this body, regardless of political affiliation, should have to learn that he or she is under investigation by your Committee by way of the press," Burnam wrote.

To read the rest of the letter, which also brings up Craddick's House Parlimentarian Terry Keel, click here.

-Aman Batheja

Comments

[JR]

That would tick me off too, but I notice in his letter he never denied any of the allegations.