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Cochran “rents” a room from his longtime executive assistant, the same woman who has accompanied him on dozens of official trips around the world.

This needs to be played up.

McDaniel had nothing to gain from releasing a videotape of Cochran’s invalid wife.

But Cochran did.

Thad’s campaign knew of the incident and sat on it for two weeks before calling in law enforcement. Senator Cochran has a lot to explain regarding that two-week delay in reporting the nursing home taping to police.

This is suspicious. Who knew Thad Cochran was that much of a sleazeball?

And there are a lot of questions about where he actually lives. He claims his official residence is a log cabin in Oxford, MS. But I have family in Oxford and they tell me you never see Thad in town unless there’s a football game at Ole Miss or some other official function. And he usually in town just long enough for the event.

I see a commercial here, if someone wants to make it.

I agree...there’s also the matter of his constantly-changing addresses; by my count, he has claimed about a half-dozen different residences over the past decade, both in D.C. and in Mississippi. Apparently, he sold his home in Alexandria, VA back in 2003 (shortly after his wife was placed in a nursing home), and took up with Ms. Webber shortly after that, since her $1.7 million home was listed as his address on campaign filings for years.

I’d also like to know how a Congressional aide got a mortgage for a property worth almost $2 million. Maybe she bought it years ago, and it’s already paid off. But on the other hand, if the house was purchased in recent years, she probably has monthly mortgage payments in the $7-8,000 range. That means she’s paying about 2/3 of her monthly, pre-tax salary ($12,000) for housing, well above the ratio that most mortgage lenders will approve.

Of course, she does get that monthly rent check from Thad, and he has friends in the banking industry. With connections like that, I’m sure Ms. Webber got a really good deal on her mortgage.

You’re right: the commercial practically writes itself. It would be very interesting to look at the property records for her address in D.C., and see how long she’s been there, what the purchase price was, etc. Again, for all I know, she may have bought the house years ago and is enjoying the run-up on property values in D.C. But if her home purchase coincided with Thad’s address change, it raises even more questions.

One more reason that Thad is suddenly shy about speaking to the press. However, the press is more interested in Chris McDaniel’s attendance at a fund-raiser held by one of the sleazeballs who videotaped Mrs. Cochran in the nursing home than the Senator’s interesting living arrangements.