Representative William Jefferson (D-LA) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this September 15, 2005 file photo. Jefferson was indicted on June 4, 2007 on 16 criminal counts for conspiring to solicit bribes and pay off a Nigerian official, with $90,000 of an intended bribe found hidden in his home freezer wrapped in aluminum foil. REUTERS/Chris Kleponis/Files (UNITED STATES)
Go, Boehner! You asked for the job, now prove to us that you really deserve it.
Evidently 'Old Freezer Bag' hasn't quite comprehended that his spinning days are over.
‘Republican Minority Leader John Boehner (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio was pushing for a vote later Tuesday on a resolution to bar Jefferson from serving on any House committee and to direct the ethics committee to decide by July 11 whether the allegations in the indictment merit his expulsion, according to a partial draft of the document obtained by The Associated Press. ‘
Excellent politics, Mr Boehner. Get the Democrats on record not doing a thing about this miscreant.
Its not like Do Nothing Nancy can’t find another corrupt DemoGraft to take his place. Wonder how much Levy Money he stole before the flood??
Pray for W and Our Troops
I’m wondering if it benefits us more by knocking him off committees yet letting him remain firmly in the Dem camp... a distateful reminder of their hypocrisy.
The Repubs are WRONG and STUPID to do this. They should first PUBLICALLY invite the Dems to do (as much as it will kill them to do so).
And THEN, after the Dems delay, or STALL and WHINE or FAIL to do so, only THEN should the Repubs steps in when it is clear that the Dems WON’T or CAN’T.
In the mean time, the Repubs should hold a press conference every single Monday, same day/time/place and offer the Dems the chance to pull the trigger on Jefferson. They should invite the Congressional Black Causus to do so, they sould offer everyone including NOW to do so and watch how the Dems FAIL to do it themselves.
Only then should the Repubs do it.
As it is the Dems can say the Repubs “ran to the microphone” against a black man, “ran to the microphone” to cover their own failures, “ran to the microphone” to get someone who was helping New Orleans get on its feet.
The smart move would have been to step back and let the Dems stew in their own pot. But the Repubs couldn’t just STFU. Idiot Elephants!
Either way the Repubs win:
- If the Dems pull the trigger the Repubs can call for greater reform and say it’s good for both parties to address corruption while not looking like the bad guys. The Dems will then have fired one of their CBC members.
- If the Dems don’t it would look like the Repubs have to clean up the Dems own mess and that will insulate them from past recent scandals.
Dems have NEVER fired one of their own in public.
Either way the Repubs gain by backing off at times like this. They gain nothing by rushing in.
What’s that axiom: Never interrupt anyone who is digging a hole for themselves.
Jefferson's lawyer has declared his client innocent.
Well, alrighty then! - I guess that wraps this matter up. 8^)
Why expel him, he will just come back over the boarder. Selective punishment.
I don't give a $h!t about them ... but I have supported ... you ... and our democrat majority.