SCOTUS TO Rep. Jim McDermott: "Bad Boy, Leaker!"

Leibowitz's Canticle ^ | December 3, 2007 | Leibowitz

[Bob Leibowitz]

Ten years ago Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA7), known in more recent years as Baghdad Jim for his unqualified support of that city's former tyrant, was serving on the House Ethics Committee. Two Democratic Party activists, who had illegally recorded a telephone conversation between Representative John Boehner and then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, delivered the hot tape to McDermott.

McDermott made a the first of a series of truly bad choices. Rather than pursuing his passion for Gingrich through the channels of the Ethics Committee, he delivered the tape to a reporter in what the trial judge ruled was a malicious attempt to politically harm his colleagues through an invasion of their privacy.

Rep. Boehner offered to settle the case years ago for $10,000 and an apology. McDermott, caught up in what might in later years be called Gingrich Derangement Syndrome, refused.

Today's decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Jim's arguments means that McDermott will be paying Boehner something in the neighborhood of $1 million, money that McDermott doesn't have.

[Bob Leibowitz]

This is news posted to FreeRepublic before any of the major outlets have it, before Drudge, before BreitBart.

SCOTUS to Rep. Jim McDermott: "Bad Boy, Leaker!"

[golfisnr1]

About time. The Ethics committee is a joke.

[Brilliant]

“McDermott will be paying Boehner something in the neighborhood of $1 million, money that McDermott doesn’t have.”

Then he won’t be paying it, will he?

[chrismich2610]

It is a shame,maybe Bin Laden will pay it for him now that his real pal saddam is dead,unfortunately.

[SeaHawkFan]

Boehner can garnish 25% of McDermott’s pay.

[puroresu]

McDermott is one of the truly vile pieces of trash polluting the U.S. House. Boehner should hound him to his grave until he collects the $1 million.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

“Money that McDermott doesn’t have.”

Anybody know his swiss bank account code?

[tioga]

Does this guy own any homes or condos? If he owns one in Washington I would bet it’s worth that..........start digging....perhaps Ron Goldman’s dad would have some useful advice. ;^)

[puroresu]

Boehner can garnish 25% of McDermott’s pay.

I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[joebuck]

"Then he won’t be paying it, will he?"

He'll be paying on the installment plan. Please, Please, Please Congressman Boehner - garnish McDermott's congressional paychecks.

[Squidpup]

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION or something

[Southack]

Goodness! Democrats eavesdropping on Americans! Why, next they’ll be criticizing the Patriot Act!

[KC Burke]

I say he hit the pension payments as well.

[SeaHawkFan]

Can’t garnish pensions.

[ishabibble]

Fred Goldman would tell him to get the watch!

[Nextrush]

Well it couldn’t have happened to a “nicer guy.”

[Just Lori]

Today's decision by the Supreme Court not to hear Jim's arguments means that McDermott will be paying Boehner something in the neighborhood of $1 million, money that McDermott doesn't have.

FINALLY! This POS gets his just due! Maybe he can pass the hat around all those idiot communists in Seattle who keep voting him back in. There might even be 1 or 2 street corners yet unclaimed that he could use.

[Just Lori]

Goodness! Democrats eavesdropping on Americans! Why, next they’ll be criticizing the Patriot Act!

SURELY NOT!

I know..... you don't want me to call you Shirley. =)

[JWinNC]

Bump, Bookmark

[OldEagle]

I didn't believe the explanation when it happened, that is that two folks happened to overhear a cell phone conversation and record it in their car. A more likely explanation is that an illegal tap was on Newt's land line phone and they couldn't admit it.

I'm not technical enough to know how that is done.