He DID attend many of the parties at the time of Franklin and he ALSO was instrumental in making the scandals surrounding Franklin Credit go away!  I personally think that he has come back to run for the Nebraska Senate for the same reason that Warren Buffet bought the Omaha World Herald- they, like many others, have realized that Franklin is about to be re-looked at, and those involved would like to spin the stories like they did last time.  Because as hard as it is to fathom- do you really believe that the Oracle of Omaha didn’t know what was happening in Omaha at a time that he became filthy rich?