Regis Philbin
Dec 12th, 2006, 12:03 AM
Do ya think Dictator Pelosi will call for a "probe" into why Bill had $90,000 in cold, hard cash in his freezer??? Afterall, she said she was goning to "cleanup the House". Apparently, that only applies to Republicans... :rolleyes:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200612/POL20061211a.html
Louisiana Voters Send William Jefferson Back to Washington
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 11, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Even a liberal group is calling it "sad" that voters in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District have re-elected Rep. William Jefferson to a ninth term.
The Democrat -- who's being investigated for bribery -- defeated Democratic State Rep. Karen Carter, 57-43 percent, in Saturday's runoff election.
Carter was quoted as saying that she guesses the people of Louisiana "are happy with the status quo."
The FBI reportedly found $90,000 in marked bills in Jefferson's freezer during a raid on his home. Although the congressman has not yet been charged, two of his associates have entered guilty pleas.
Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), said she believes it is only a matter of months before Jefferson himself is indicted for bribery.
"Rep. Jefferson is likely to spend much more of the coming term worrying about his own legal problems rather than the serious issues facing the people of Louisiana," Sloan said in a news release on Sunday.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200612/POL20061211a.html
Louisiana Voters Send William Jefferson Back to Washington
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 11, 2006
(CNSNews.com) - Even a liberal group is calling it "sad" that voters in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District have re-elected Rep. William Jefferson to a ninth term.
The Democrat -- who's being investigated for bribery -- defeated Democratic State Rep. Karen Carter, 57-43 percent, in Saturday's runoff election.
Carter was quoted as saying that she guesses the people of Louisiana "are happy with the status quo."
The FBI reportedly found $90,000 in marked bills in Jefferson's freezer during a raid on his home. Although the congressman has not yet been charged, two of his associates have entered guilty pleas.
Melanie Sloan, the executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), said she believes it is only a matter of months before Jefferson himself is indicted for bribery.
"Rep. Jefferson is likely to spend much more of the coming term worrying about his own legal problems rather than the serious issues facing the people of Louisiana," Sloan said in a news release on Sunday.