Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/09/louisiana.house.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITI CS/12/09/louisiana.house.ap/index.html</a> More proof that there are absolute idiots in Lousiana. Despite the fact authorities found $90,000 in bribe bribe in this guy's freezer, and he's on tape talking about it, voters put him back in. And even better, this low life, who's black himself, somehow plays the race card against a black woman to win. They get what they deserve. Hopefully, this zit on the butt of society will find his sorry carcass behind bars before too long. Anybody who voted for him should join him.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Bribe bribe? King of the Typos strikes again. But hey, at least there's no bribe bribe in my freezer. Jackass.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Is bribe bribe anything like bling bling?? " LOL. Depends. If the bling bling was obtained through nefarious methods, it could be bribe bribe.
Originally Posted By ecdc Seriously. How did this guy get elected again? I really, really hope that as soon as he shows up, the Democratic congress starts investigating him so they don't lose credibility themselves. They can't decide whether or not to elect him, but they can investigate him and shun him. Loser.
Originally Posted By Mort2 "In a Democracy, the people don't get the best government. They get the government they deserve." - ? (Lafayette?)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If I were her, I'd be leading the charge in the media to shame the Dem. leadership into investigating. When you think about it, it would be a very smart thing for the incoming congress to do. Pelosi has promised ethics reforms, and if they investigate any Republicans for improprities, here's a perfect chance to investigate a Democrat and deflect charges of partisanship. Let's see if they're bright enough to do so.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder At a minimum, Pelosi should freeze him out of any assignments or duties. I don't exactly remember, but there might be some procedure in place wherein the Congress doesn't have to accept him as a member.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I don't exactly remember, but there might be some procedure in place wherein the Congress doesn't have to accept him as a member. >>> From what I remember, Congress is the final arbitrator of elections of its members. So it could deem an election invalid even if it has been certified by state authorities. But to use this when there isn't a bona fide question about the election itself would be inappropriate. The Democrats tried to do this with Senator Packwood from Oregon in the 90's, claiming that had the public known about the sexual harassment situation prior to election day, that the vote would have come out different, but that went nowhere. I think Congress would need to seat him and then remove him from office. I think just marginalizing him will be enough, especially if the problem eventually takes care of himself if he winds up in Club Fed.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom The point being that they guy is a criminal and should be prosecuted and sent to jail. They got him red handed. To deny the existance of the bribe money is marginalizing the mentality of the entire US population. Who cares what Lousianna wants. The law is the law.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder >"improprities?" Can I be "prince of the typos," SPP?< LOL. Consider yourself ordained.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Well, considering it's all about mistakes and typos, ordained for crowned would be apropos, wouldn't you say?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Now we get to see how serious Pelosi is going to be about running a clean, honest Congress. I hope she follows through with her promises.
Originally Posted By DAR Me too. And as far as I'm concerned the people who elected this guy have no right to complain if he keeps screwing up. They need to blame themselves first.
Originally Posted By DlandJB What is it with politics in Louisianna?>> A lot of people from Chicago migrated to Louisiana so the politics went with them...only partly kidding.
