Democrats Fill the Scandal Void
Just a quick observation on the Blagojevich arrest: Did anyone else find it ironic that this episode comes just three days after Democratic Rep. William
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Just a quick observation on the Blagojevich arrest: Did anyone else find it ironic that this episode comes just three days after Democratic Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) lost his reelection bid?
You know Jefferson. He’s the guy discovered to have $90,000 in cashstored in his freezer — wrapped in aluminum foil no less. In June 2007, he was indictedon 16 charges of bribery and influence peddling, although he has yet to be tried. In the meantime, it’s been much tougher for Democrats to condemn scandal-ridden Republicans like Rep. Rick Renziand Sen. Ted Stevens, knowing that Jefferson is in a similar boat.
Democrats lost that baggage over the weekend, when Republican Anh Cao shocked New Orleansby defeating the nine-term Jefferson, thus becoming the first Vietnamese American to hold a seat in Congress.
That left Democrats generally free of any high-profile embarrassments in their ranks — for three whole days.
Now they have Blagojevich instead. Go figure.
Rhyley Carney
Reviewer
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