Posted on 03/03/2010 12:15:11 PM PST by bilhosty
After just one term in Congress, Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., has reportedly decided against running for reelection.
Massa is slated to hold a conference call with reporters to talk about the decision later Wednesday afternoon, but early reports suggest it could be health related. In the 1990's, while serving as special assistant to Gen. Wes Clark, then supreme allied commander of NATO, Massa was diagnosed with terminal cancer; after treatment, however, the cancer was reportedly in remission. However, the New York Daily News has unnamed "sources close to the congressman" talking about a possible ethics investigation.
I smiled when I saw the Weasely Clark “special assistant” connection. Weasely always struck me as gay.
Wide stance?
You were there or something?
And the hook is, after only 2 YEARS, he will retire on that salary FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!
My Representative. I can’t tell you how proud we are to have Massa as our Massa /s/
My Representative. I can’t tell you how proud we are to have Massa as our Massa /s/
Its the “opening” that Frank is interested in.
My first thought was that Massa is bailing out and the Dems are Pi$$ed.
Could it be that the Dems are going to start punishing those in their ranks that bail out by humiliating the traitor and embarassing his family?
This guy doesn't look like a poofer.
I'm just sayin'
I thought they never put in the party affiliation with Dems.
“And the hook is, after only 2 YEARS, he will retire on that salary FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!”
Uh, no...it is my understanding that you only get a Congressional pension after 5 years of service...He’ll still keep his Navy pension @ 50% salary.
It might just be that he didn’t realize a staff member is gay and made an off color joke.
Because he is a former naval officer, married with children - I’ll keep an open mind on this one.
One of the if not the most GOP seats in NY. He won last time cause the GOP incumbent was in some ethics trouble.
He’s says he’s quitting cause of health reasons, he’s had cancer.
A male staffer alleges sexual harassment. Massa says that was just “salty language”.
He was likely to get bounced in November anyway, even without a gay scandal.
“page”ing Mark Foley...
RR on the dime to get rid of FDR? Sure!
the primary is everything. Not sure the Conservatives understand this. They ignore primaries and then complain that their candidate is a RINO.
Apparently, the RAT leadership knew all along about this guy, but decided to get rid of him because he voted against the health care takeover.
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