Sean Hannity decided to have disgraced former representative, Mark Foley, on his show to discuss the Anthony Weiner non-sex “scandal”. Foley, who was forced to resign after sending sexually explicit messages to underage congressional pages, told Hannity that it should not be illegal to send such messages to minors (via Think Progress): This is really […]
Of today’s news regarding the indictment of William Jefferson: House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio said Jefferson should be expelled from Congress if he is found guilty and refuses to resign. “The American people rightfully expect the highest ethical standards from their elected leaders,” Boehner said. Oh how 8 1/2 months changes things. What […]
I find this appalling. Today John Boehner, my congressman, decided to blame the generals on the ground for the failures in Iraq. How dare Mr. Boehner take such a stance against our military. This on the very day he threatened to “beat Mr. Kerry to death” because of Kerry’s comments. Now will the media attempt […]
This shows how bad the Majority Leader is: Rumsfeld’s leadership of the bloody mission in Iraq has become a divisive issue in the Nov. 7 elections. Many Democrats and a few Republicans are calling for his resignation, but President Bush repeatedly has defended him. So did House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, during an appearance […]
Boehner is back in the spotlight on the Foley scandal. Now he is in the swing of attempting self survival: ABC’s Teddy Davis reports: In a radio interview with 700 WLW radio in Cincinnati, House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) placed responsibility for the Foley matter not being handled properly on House Speaker Dennis Hastert […]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today called upon the House of Representatives to appoint an outside counsel to investigate the House leadership’s role in covering up Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-FL) inappropriate email exchanges with a sixteen-year-old former House page. Several members of the Republican leadership have […]
Via Roll Call (via Hunter): Chairman of the House Page Board, Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) interviewed Foley last year about some of the contacts with the page. The House clerk who is also a member of the Board was also present. Speaker Hastert’s office was informed of the interview, but according to leadership sources who […]
They are so out to get Harry Reid that they will find anything and try to turn it into a scandal. The AP is really sinking to a new low on this one: Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, who has criticized Republican ethics, accepted free ringside tickets to three professional boxing matches from Nevada officials […]
Mort Meier, 73, a retired bond underwriter from Hamilton, announced Monday he will challenge new House Majority Leader John Boehner of West Chester for the Ohio 8th District Congressional seat this fall. In a statement released by Dan Gattermeyer, chairman of the Butler County Democratic Party, Meier said was motivated to come out of retirement […]
To keep up on Boehner even more, here is another article tying his office to Jack Abramoff: A White House aide who was once chief of staff to House Majority Leader John Boehner helped plan a 1996 trip to the Northern Mariana Islands that was organized by fallen lobbyist Jack Abramoff, billing records from Abramoff’s […]