Via RedState;
In the wake of Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, a top House GOP legislator is renewing his call for an ethics probe into allegations the White House offered Rep. Joe Sestak an administration post in exchange for foregoing his primary bid against Beltway-endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter.
California Rep. Darrell Issa, the ranking Republican member of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, said Sestak, who on Tuesday bested Specter by nearly 8 points, must identify the job he was allegedly offered and who in the administration proposed it. Issa has been a one-man firing squad on the point since February, when then-dark horse Sestak claimed in a radio interview an Obama aide had offered him a “high-ranking” federal gig at the onset of his Senate bid.
“Was Joe Sestak embellishing what really happened, or does he have first-hand knowledge of the White House breaking the law,” asked a statement from Issa’s office. “If what he said is the truth, Joe Sestak has a moral imperative to come forward and expose who within the Obama administration tried to bribe him.”
Yes, I will say this .... if this was the Bush Whitehouse ... say it ain't so Joe.
There was an article about the honor concept at the academy, plus there is that pesky oath we take to support and defend the Constitution. Well, to stay true to those two concepts and all that...
ReplyDeleteI'm not sayin' I'm just sayin'.
Not only that, but the longer he stays silent, the longer suspicion grows and folks start to chatter. This will be one of the top campaign attacks his opponent will use against him, and I support that.
ReplyDeleteSustak is his own worst enemy.
As a Member of Congress, and a person who took an Oath to Defend the Constitution, I would expect him to make a point of this and inquire about it as a Congressman... oh , right....
ReplyDeleteHe "answered it honestly," and President Nixon (for whom I have much to be grateful) said, "Your President is not a crook." We are left to judge for ourselves. Clearly the White House is "quibbling," to use the West Point term
ReplyDeleteNot to thread-jack, but this is the kind of Navy veteran that we want in Congress instead of Sestak:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M2ewuAASqI&feature=player_embedded
Can anyone find a person who really served with Joe that has a good word about the guy? I worked with him for a week and wouldn't have stayed Navy if he were my full time CO.
ReplyDeleteNo, still looking.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Sestak and Mullen changed positions, or if Sestak became Sec Nav, would Sestak try to fire Mullen???? You Betcha. No love lost there.
ReplyDeleteTell me THAT wouldn't be worth a chuckle....
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