Posted on 06/02/2010 7:14:18 PM PDT by Yossarian
Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the Colorado house of representatives, issued a statement Wednesday evening claiming that the White House raised the possibility that he might be offered an administration job if he opted to not challenge incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
Romanoff also released what he said was an e-mail from White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina outlining three possible jobs -- deputy assistant administrator for Latin America and Caribbean for the U.S. Agency for International Development; director of the Office of Democracy and Governance at USAID; and director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency – he could have if he didn’t run.
Romanoff did not accept any of the offers, and currently is challenging Bennet, who has the endorsement of President Obama.
The White House did not comment. The statement comes as the White House attempts to distance itself from the controversy stemming from attempts – also unsuccessful – to convince Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., to not challenge Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in the Pennsylvania primary. Sestak ultimately defeated Specter.
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For the record, the full title (which didn’t fit) was:
“Democratic Senate Candidate: White House Floated Possible Jobs If I Chose to Not Run Against Incumbent”
Since it didn’t state the Senate Candidate involved - and there are so many now - I felt the need to include Romanoff’s name in the title.
Right On...thanks.
How ‘bout Assistant Secretary in charge of smoking guns?
Of course, it's never the actual crime that gets ‘em. It's the coverup.
“Say, I have a great idea Herb. What if you were to have your own panel show?”
What I find interesting are the comments on the abc blog. All against islamabama.
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Is it technically a crime to offer a job to someone who is *not* a federal employee to drop out of a race?
May be the worst political scandal since Watergate.
What does the law say?
I did. Now, as of the last hour, e-mails have emerged, details about the who, what, why, and when came out, and it's coming as direct statements from Romanoff himself.
Dumb Question Can we not as American taxpayers force an investigation if Eric the Red AG refuses to do anything. His continual refuse to do anything abot the Black Panthers and Voter intimadation in PA in 2008. THE AG is assinine idiot and needs to be fired immediately and Obozo needs to be placed in prison. Cancellation of his upcoming trip to Indonesia.
The black panther in PA had a warning for all of us and it is ringing true he said “You are about to know what its like to be ruled by the black man, Crackers”
Now we know.
News-wise, politics-wise, and even legal-wise, "Candidate makes statement backed by incriminating evidence" is a LOT different from "Unnamed Administration officials say".
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eric is too busy crucifying the BP drillers
Looking forward to President Biden.
He may be an idiot, but at least he’s not stridently anti-Israel.
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