David Addington is linked to George Allen

If money talks then George Allen is David Addington’s favorite elected official in America. Since 1999 David Addington has given financial contributions to only one candidate for federal office. It appears that Virginia's very own George F. Allen is Addington's favorite man in Congress. Addington has contributed a total of $2,950 to Virginia's junior Republican Senator.

From the Federal Election Commission Website:

ADDINGTON, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP

ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
04/29/1999 $200.00
07/21/1999 $500.00

ADDINGTON, DAVID S. MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATION/ATT

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.
05/30/2000 $1000.00

ADDINGTON, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC

ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
06/05/2000 $500.00

ADDINGTON, DAVID S MR.
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301
U.S. GOVERNMENT/ATTORNEY

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH-CHENEY '04 (PRIMARY) INC
07/12/2004 $250.00

ADDINGTON, DAVID
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22301
US GOVERNMENT/ATTORNEY

ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
08/30/2005 $250.00
03/29/2006 $250.00

David Addington is also David S. Addington and he “used” to work for American Trucking Association and Holland and Knight LLP. The total contributions reported to the FEC are $2,950.00.

An Additional $4,000 was donated to George Bush by associates at American Trucking Association

DOVE, STEPHEN
ARLINGTON, VA 22201
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC
ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
06/13/2000 $250.00

WHITTINGHILL, JIM
ARLINGTON, VA 22207
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC
ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
06/13/2000 500.00

MCCORMICK, WALTER
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22308
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC
ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
06/19/2000 500.00

COUGHLIN, SUSAN
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC
ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
06/19/2000 $500.00

HOLCOMB, RICHARD
ARLINGTON, VA 22207
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSNS INC
ALLEN, GEORGE
VIA FRIENDS OF GEORGE ALLEN
12/01/2003 $200.00
12/01/2003 $1800.00
06/30/2005 $250.00

So who is David Addington? The U.S. News and World Report described him as “the most powerful man you’ve never heard of.” Until recently there were no known photos of David Addington. A single photo has surfaced; it's posted on a few websites including Wikopedia.

Addington is Dick Cheney’s chief of staff. It is reported that he worked with Alberto Gonzales to craft Cheney’s torture policies. Colin Powell stated, “It’s Addington. He doesn’t care about the constitution.” (Powell does not remember making this statement but Lawrence Wilkerson, his former top aide, confirms that he and Powell shared this opinion of Addington.)

Addington is also credited as the architect behind President Bush’s signing statements. It is said that he crafted the legal strategy to expand the powers of Vice President Dick Cheney. I think it may be impossible to differentiate between vice presidential and presidential powers under this new schema. Dick Cheney is undisputedly the most powerful VP in American history.

Addington is quite the man. Anccording to a former-high ranking lawyer in the Bush Administration the Bush Administrations legal positions are “all Addington.” Addington has pushed the “New Paradigm,” a strategy that states the Presdient, in his Commander-in-Chief role, has the authority to disregard the law if national security demands it. This strategy makes secret detentions, renditions, torture and warrantless surveillance on American citizens possible. The majority of legal scholars state that the New Paradigm policies are unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court appears to have knocked down the “New Paradigm” strategy in the recent Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision. As a result, it has been reported that the White House is scrambling to lobby Congress to pass new legislation that will grant them immunity from criminal prosecution for war crimes.

To me, David Addington is a very scarey man. He appears to hold Congress in disdain and expressed this sentiment during a hearing about covert actions in Central America by muttering “assholes.” This shows compatibility with “F--- Y—“ Dick Cheney.

All Virginians should research David Addington and question why George Allen is the one man he is known to financially support.

Sources:

THE HIDDEN POWER: The legal mind behind the White House's war on terror.
WikoPedia on David Addington
Additional Links:
Answers.com on David Addington
Madsen Report on David Addington