Today is the big day in Blue Ohio News, the day where we find out Bob Ney is out. The interesting part is that Ney is trying to pick his successor: In a heavily Republican district, Ney reported last month that his own internal polls had him clinging to a 4-percentage point lead; Space said […]
This is great news for Ohio: Republican Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, voting record), dogged by a corruption scandal involving disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, will not seek re-election in the November mid-term election, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said on Monday. “Bob Ney was forced out of this race by the reality of an […]
Like everyone else being investigated for their dealings with Abramoff, Bob Ney is no different. He has taken the same stance of “not remembering” key events like this one: Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney didn’t recall meeting with members of the Tigua tribe of Texas when Senate investigators questioned him during a probe of rogue […]
The report released by McCain’s Indian Affairs Committee sure makes it look bad for old Bob Ney. As matter of fact it looks like he may have done the same thing Clinton did to get impeached: In the fall of 2004, Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) told Senate investigators that he was unfamiliar with a […]
The Republican led Coin-Gate scandal here in Ohio is 14 months old and still growing: The scandal that has gripped state government for 14 months broadened yesterday as two Cleveland-area investment brokers were indicted on charges that they conspired to bribe a high-ranking official of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in exchange for getting […]
Looks like the Abramoff stuff is really starting to piss off Bob Ney: Rep. Bob Ney, under enormous political and legal pressure for more than a year, has lashed out against press coverage of his plight, voicing great displeasure over stories focusing on the controversial golfing trip to Scotland that threatens his grip on the […]
The House Ethics Committee gets to work (some what): In a burst of activity that ended 16 months of inaction, the House ethics committee on Wednesday opened investigations of a Republican and a Democrat who are subjects of federal bribery inquiries. One lawmaker is connected to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Rep. Bob Ney (news, bio, […]
While we keep waiting to see what happens next with Fitzgerald’s investigation we also get more exciting news from the Abramoff investigation: A former congressional aide and business associate of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges in connection with the investigation of influence-peddling and public corruption, a federal law enforcement […]
The Washington Post starts off with a nice description of Delay’s drop out: The pending resignation of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), once one of the most powerful lawmakers in Washington, comes amid a federal criminal investigation that already has reached into his inner circle of longtime advisers. DeLay faces a trial later […]
Bob Ney has announced that he will temporarily step down as chairman of the House Administration Committee. “Unfortunately it has become clear to me in recent days that the false allegations made against me have become a distraction to the important work of the House Republican Conference and the important work that remains ahead for […]