Posted on 10/08/2015 10:19:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
"Why not resign like Bob Livingston?”
In the hours before House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) abruptly withdrew his candidacy to be the next speaker of the House, he was sent an email from a conservative activist threatening to expose an alleged affair with a colleague. The subject line: “Kevin, why not resign like Bob Livingston?”
The email, sent just after 8 a.m. on Thursday, came from Steve Baer, a Chicago-based GOP donor known for mass-emailing conservative figures and Republican lawmakers. It was addressed to McCarthy and numerous others, including the personal account of Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), who conservative media sites have suggested is tied romantically to McCarthy.
McCarthy has brushed off the affair allegation....
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
“I suspect far too many of our GOP have crap hanging over their heads like this.”
And maybe one particular SCOTUS.
Good point!
Partisan Media Shills Alert!
RE: Kevin McCarthy’s Exit Came After Personal Threat Over Affair Allegations
Why resign if the allegations are untrue?
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