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Durbin: Menendez should keep gavel despite ethics scandal
Politico ^ | 2/10/13 | JOHN BRESNAHAN

Posted on 02/10/2013 5:18:54 PM PST by Libloather

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said on Sunday embattled Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) should keep his chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee despite an investigation into his dealings with a top donor.

"Sen. Menendez has given us an assurance that there is no substance to these charges," the Democratic senator from Illinois said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "It's being looked at by the Ethics Committee. Of course, I can't comment beyond that."

The Senate Ethics Committee is looking into Menendez's interaction with Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye surgeon who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Menendez and other Democrats.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: bobmenendez; dickdurbin; dnc4statutoryrape; dncrico; dominicanrepublic; durbin; ethics; florida; illinois; menendez; newjersey; noaccountability; salomonmelgen; scandal; senate4statutoryrape; senatebrothel; shamelessindc; typicaldncmorals
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Sex with underaged prostitutes is just a bump in the road.
1 posted on 02/10/2013 5:19:00 PM PST by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“It’s okay when we do it” Alert

A GOPer who flirts with an adult paige would be hounded out of office.


2 posted on 02/10/2013 5:20:09 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Libloather

they’d demand a gop chair step down during investigation just because of the seriousness of the charges.


3 posted on 02/10/2013 5:22:35 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Libloather

Don’t worry...the Ethics Committee is on the case.
Ethics in Washington is a slippery fish to be sure.


4 posted on 02/10/2013 5:25:08 PM PST by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: Libloather
Well, what the hey, huh? It's only statutory rape - for a Democrat that's a rite of passage.



Keep Faith with the Fallen of Benghazi! Let the Obama Regime, for once, tell the Truth!

Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

5 posted on 02/10/2013 5:25:11 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: GeronL
A GOPer who flirts with an adult paige would be hounded out of office.

And the average democrat voter sees nothing wrong with the double standard either.

There is no middle ground to meet on with these people.

6 posted on 02/10/2013 5:27:53 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Libloather

Says Dick Durbin, “Ethics aren’t problems, if you are a Democrat. If you need evidence of this, see that last election.”


7 posted on 02/10/2013 5:28:09 PM PST by stevem
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To: Libloather

Why shouldn’t he keep his gavel? Its not like the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee had any integrity before the allegations or any serious person respected its work. As long as the Democrats control the Senate its just another act in the Obama clown parade.


8 posted on 02/10/2013 5:28:40 PM PST by allendale
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To: skeeter

bump!


9 posted on 02/10/2013 5:29:26 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Libloather

The Gerry Studds phenomenon; he got a standing ovation for sex with and then marrying a minor..


10 posted on 02/10/2013 5:31:38 PM PST by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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[Menendez has also acknowledged intervening with top federal health officials on behalf of Melgen in a billing dispute with the Medicare program, as well as a port security contract in the Dominican Republic.]

Why would a Florida eye doctor seek a contract to provide security at a port in the Dominican Republic? The country is a transshipment point for narcotics moving from South America to the U.S. The Dominican Republic also sees its share of arms and human trafficking.

11 posted on 02/10/2013 5:32:24 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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“Sen. Menendez has given us an assurance that there is no substance to these charges,”

Well, that’s good enough for me...


12 posted on 02/10/2013 5:32:30 PM PST by Signalman
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To: Libloather

If Durbin is in favor of a particular idea, you can count on the adjective “harebrained” being somewhat shy of applicable.


13 posted on 02/10/2013 5:33:15 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (This stuff we're going through now, this is nothing compared to the middle ages.)
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LIV: What difference does it make?

5.56mm

14 posted on 02/10/2013 5:34:25 PM PST by M Kehoe
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"Sen. Menendez has given us an assurance that there is no substance to these charges," the Democratic senator from Illinois said

Well, that is good enough for me. I know we can always trust a Rat senator to tell the truth, right? I mean the Rats are always honorable, and can be trusted with your teen age daughter, right? SARCASM OFF

15 posted on 02/10/2013 5:35:54 PM PST by Mark17 (California, where English is a foreign language)
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On a side note, “Thunderball” in on REELZ. That RAF Vulcan was a cool bomber..


16 posted on 02/10/2013 5:36:16 PM PST by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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>>”Sen. Menendez has given us an assurance that there is no substance to these charges,” the Democratic senator from Illinois said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” <<

Oh, well that changes EVERYTHING! Call off the investigation! He gave his ASSURANCE! I mean, that level of certainty is UNPRECEDENTED! No WAY he would say that unless it was TRUE and the allegations FALSE!


17 posted on 02/10/2013 5:37:20 PM PST by freedumb2003 (I learned everything I needed to know about racism from Colin Powell)
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To: Libloather
"What difference does it make?"


18 posted on 02/10/2013 5:39:56 PM PST by Diogenesis (De Oppresso Liber)
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To: Libloather
Durbin's reference is normal Illinois political corruption.

Nobody else comes even close, so of course Menendez should get a pass.

19 posted on 02/10/2013 5:45:33 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (TYRANNY: When the people fear the politicians. LIBERTY: When the politicians fear the people.)
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Maybe Menendez can get a hold of the `Penn State Joe Pa was Setup` defense team if the MSM grows a conscience.
20 posted on 02/10/2013 5:49:53 PM PST by deadrock
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