Some charged that this amounted to a political payoff by Clements.

There will be no code of conduct unless each side can see there is some political payoff as well.

And for some, there could be a clear political payoff.

But the political payoff could create fiscal complications down the road.

Today's ruling gave him a four-year sentence and a $10 million fine for having been on the receiving end of the political payoff.

This bill is just political payoffs to people who make contributions.

Worse yet, such a tax cut would look remarkably like a political payoff.

They think there's a political payoff in letting the governor fail at this.

And there is a potential political payoff for the Bush administration, because those in the service are widely thought to vote heavily Republican.

It's clearly a political payoff, and it would be a shame to see him approved.