Mark Souder: “The Vice President has been a good student of President Clinton's in more ways than one in fundraising. He attended a…”

“The Vice President has been a good student of President Clinton's in more ways than one in fundraising. He attended a fundraiser in Florida for 60 wealthy contributors. One of the attendees was Jorge Cabrera, a drug trafficker with links to a Colombian cartel, and Dr. Joseph Douze, a fugitive who once blew up a bridge. The host for the evening was Jerome ``Jerry'' Berlin. He was indicted in 1990 and later acquitted on Federal conspiracy charges of bribing public officials. One of the politicians allegedly targeted in that charge was Senator Al Gore, who prosecutors said did not know of the alleged plot. One guest who paid the minimum $10,000 cover charge said, maybe the reason I got to sit with the Vice President is I was the only honest person in the room. To be fair, a Gore spokeswoman pointed out that the Vice President was disappointed to learn that his picture had been taken with a longtime drug dealer. This is my favorite quote so far of the whole investigation.…”