Garnet Donkey

When Curt Weldon was ousted from office in 2006, the Swarthmore Dems were some of the most pleased, and the most critical in Joe Sestak’s election to the 7th district in his place.  Curt Weldon was one of the most sinister Republicans in Congress (and that’s saying a lot nowadays), even being named the 8th worst congressman by the Rolling Stone.  Weldon has been under investigation for corruption charges while in office for years, but that hasn’t stopped this enterprising ex-congressman from trying to make money at the expense of others.

WIRED.com orginally reported that Weldon has taken up a career acting as a middleman dealing weapons for a company called “Defense Solutions” based here in PA.

According to Foreign Policy’s blog:

Companies like Defense Solutions allow the U.S. government to circumvent regulations by contracting with an American company, which then buys arms from Eastern European countries to deliver to Iraq. The company is also planning deals with sketchier customers like the blacklisted Russian company Rosoboronexport and the government of Libya, which is still under a US arms embargo. 

Not the most respectable work huh?