Posted on 05/23/2010 11:10:01 AM PDT by jazusamo
Toomey MUST play hardball. It is the only way he can win.
I just wish they would investigate the criminal case of excutive office offering Sestak a job to not run against ... whats his name? I forgot already
Bump!
This from Politico Live.
May 23, 2010
Sestak confirms WH job offer to get out of Senate race Rep. Joe Sestak, winner of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, is refusing to provide more information on what job he was offered by a White House official to drop of that race, although he confirmed again that the incident occurred.
The White House was backing incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) in the primary. Sestak acknowledged in an interview in February that he was offered a position by an unnamed White House official - a potential violation of federal law - but has not offered any specifics on conversation. Republicans are trying to use the issue against Sestak in the November Senate race.
"It's interesting. I was asked a question about something that happened months earlier, and I felt that I should answer it honestly, and that's all I had to say about it." Sestak said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Anybody else has to decide on what they will say upon their role. That's their responsibility."
Yet Sestak confirmed to NBC's David Gregory that the incident did take place.
"I was offered a job, and I answered that," Sestak said. "Anything that goes beyond that is for others to talk about."
Why would you not play hardball? A felony was committed.
MY ? is what is the big secret about his loss of command (he is an Admiral right?)
Don’t know if you omitted the sarc tag but this is it and it was Arlen Specter. :)
It sure looks like a felony was committed and Toomey should have the backbone to go after him.
Rep. Darrell Issa has said he’ll make an inquiry to the House Ethics Committee if Sestak doesn’t give the info and it sounds like he means it.
Yes, he’s a retired Admiral but currently a Congressman.
Toomey needs to ask Sestak about his navy career and about the job offer.
Didn’t [ay much attention to Sestak until this week;he’s really creepy.
Absolutely...Honor is supposed to be part of a retired Admirals makeup and if the offer was made and it is in fact a felony on the offering party’s part it would seem Sestak would be abetting that felony. Don’t know if abetting is the actual legal term but it seems to me he would be preventing the prosecution of a felony by not giving all the info after he stated the offer was made.
That would be giving the american news media way too much credit...silly!
That would be”misprison of a felony” and would be, itself, a crime.
Thanks...I had seen that and couldn’t remember it.
This is sooooo teed up for Toomey. If I were him, I’d move this front and center to every campaign pitch and every media appearance.
Exactly. We need the hardball here. We can kill several birds with one stone. Sestak will be spinning and incoherent and will likely lose th US Senate race in PA. Propaganda minister Gibbs will continually play defense by pretending not to know or care. Rep Issa has kept up the pressure so this can make one-party Democrat corruption a national issue in all races.
Plus, IMHO, it would be incumbent on Toomey (and any other congresscritter with a shred of honor), once gaining office, to pursue this in keeping with his oath to protect and defend.
Agreed...Sestak is trying to minimize this and in reality it is a big deal. The people representing us should be honorable people though many are not but that doesn’t excuse the behavior of Sestak. He’s a retired Admiral as well as an elected Rep, we have the right to expect honorable behavior from him.
I’ve never seen Toomey play hardball. He’s always acting like a gentleman. Let’s hope he does.
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