Blow by Blow: 10 Politicians Linked to Cocaine [View all]

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http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/20569-blow-by-blow-10-politicians-linked-to-cocaine

Freshman Congressman Trey Radel (R-Florida) became the first sitting U.S. representative to be convicted for a cocaine offense this week. The 37-year-old Radel pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession charges, following from his attempt to score about 3.5 grams of coke for $250 from an undercover cop in late October. (Radel had recently voted with Republican colleagues to drug-test food stamp recipients - an irony not lost on minority leader Nancy Pelosi, who remarked, "It's like, what!?&quot Radel, blamed his "extremely irresponsible choice" on "the disease of alcoholism." The first-time offender was sentenced to one year of probation.

Radel is far from the first politician to be linked to the drug - and certainly not the highest ranking. Here, a few lines about nine other politicians and their (alleged) histories with cocaine.