Comments on: Jefferson hits House Dems up for cash — on Congressional letterhead

By: BizzyBlog » Couldn’t Help But Notice (010807)

BizzyBlog » Couldn’t Help But Notice (010807) — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:45:56 +0000

[...] William Jefferson (D-LA) needs money. Apparently the freezer is empty, and he either doesn’t know or doesn’t care (HT Hot Air) that you don’t ask for campaign money using official Congressional stationery. [...]

By: Emmett J.

Emmett J. — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:37:51 +0000

and everyone is deep down surprised – how?

It’s politics – no matter the party, it boils down to the person, and this one’s crooked like most.

By: Right Voices » Blog Archive » Rep. William Jefferson Didn’t Hide His Balls In That Freezer!

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:40:36 +0000

[...] Hat tip to Allahpundit for the link to this: Some Democratic aides were downright aghast at Jefferson’s audacity at using franked envelopes, official letterhead and the House internal mail service in a blatant violation of House rules… [...]

By: 91Veteran

91Veteran — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:22:21 +0000

I have no idea on this but his congressional staff was working on campaign fundraising? Is that something a staff with access to official letterhead normally does? I would have thought there was a wall of seperation between congressional office staff and campaign staff.

Just asking.

AndrewsDad on January 5, 2007 at 7:30 PM

Maybe WJ, DEMOCRAT, Louisiana drank too much ice tea and was in the bathroom when the mail was being sent.

Working on campaign issues in his federal office? Maybe there is no Controlling Legal Authority.

Check out the news on Conyers as well. Busy forcing his staffers to work on campaigns, babysit for him, do other personal chores and essentially allow a staffer to run her law practice out of his office…

…and he gets off with his wrist slapped.

I guess he did have to promise to write a letter to his staff pointing out they were not required to do any more of this.

By: Verbal Abuse

Verbal Abuse — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:25:58 +0000

Congressman Jefferson…in a scandal? Not that ethics nut.

One more ethics scandal and he’s going to find himself chairman of the Appropriations committee.

By: Jones Zemkophill

Jones Zemkophill — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:53:01 +0000

OH COME ON… it’s like having Mister Magoo as a crooked politician.

If the Dems had ANY ANY sense whatsoever, they would drop the hammer on Jefferson so hard his great-great-great-grandchildren would feel it.

I mean all they need to do is just put 1 crooked Dem. Politician on the coals, and they could make all their “See we’re the party of truthy-ness & Honest-ability” arguments.

But no, they just let their problems fester in the most public and absurd way.

Whatever. Just one step closer to a a change of congress in 2008.

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:41:57 +0000

“It was just a tremendous — tremendous — staff error,” [Jefferson’s spokesman] said.

So can we say that Congressman Jefferson is suffering from a STAFF infection ?

By: Topsecretk9

Topsecretk9 — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:36:47 +0000

Well, the rules don’t seem to apply as long as you’re a Democrat.

They have their own set

Dem Rule #1 – Lie
Dem Rule #2 – Cheat and steal
Dem Rule #3 – Blame someone or something else when caught doing 1 and/or 2 (ie staff, republicans, race)
Dem Rule #4 – Party is to overall look other way and pretend it’s ok
Dem Rule #5 – Lie again
Dem Rule #6 – most important – REWARD DEMs Lie, cheat, steal or otherwise engage in unethical behavior – celebrate and promote to more prominent and powerful positions.

By: Topsecretk9

Topsecretk9 — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:36:47 +0000

Well, the rules don’t seem to apply as long as you’re a Democrat.

They have their own set

By: AndrewsDad

AndrewsDad — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:30:46 +0000

I have no idea on this but his congressional staff was working on campaign fundraising? Is that something a staff with access to official letterhead normally does? I would have thought there was a wall of seperation between congressional office staff and campaign staff.

Just asking.

By: right2bright

right2bright — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:47:53 +0000

Do not, I repeat, Do not let this man leave office.
This is going to be a great year.
The Democrats, the party that keeps on giving.

By: auspatriotman

auspatriotman — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:40:43 +0000

When do we finally, like that staffer said, get him to go away already?
The scum knew exactly what he was doing and I am and have been BEYOND patience and mercy at what these scum continue to do. “O, we made a mistake.” Damn. Have Barney the Frank call Bush a genocidal, ethnic cleansing bastard because Jefferson and his ilk screw up NO. Isn’t this enoungh already????????????? Maybe it will take the ’swing’ voters in this counry another 2 years of their bulls**t to finally put the real conservatives back in office.

By: taznar

taznar — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:18:03 +0000

I wish I had a siter where I could set up a big countdown for the first hundred hours. I’d have one counter under the clock would count the number of bills and rules changes passed. Another counter under the clock would count ethics violations. I wonder which would have the higher count?

By: fogw

fogw — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:06:46 +0000

Dear Nanc and Democratic Black Caucus,

Why not form a “Dumb as a Rock” Committee that Jefferson could chair? That way he would be free of any criticism and you could say he’s the most qualified man for the job.

It’s a win, win.

By: mountainmanbob

mountainmanbob — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:49:18 +0000

A shining example of the “most ethical and open Congress in U.S. history”.
Earth to Nancy, do you copy, over?

By: Freelancer

Freelancer — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:42:36 +0000

And we are… surprised?

Let someone who has no conscience, no standard of morality or sense of subjection to the rule of law, be elected to Congress and you get what you deserve.

Madam Speaker, having fun yet? Which part of this is for the children?

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:37:20 +0000

That is cold.

seejanemom on January 5, 2007 at 4:32 PM

Yes, frigidly cold.

By: NEMETI IN SYRACUSE

NEMETI IN SYRACUSE — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:36:26 +0000

Throw this stinking crook the hell out and throw him out now!!! Then, put him in jail for a good, long time!

By: One Angry Christian

One Angry Christian — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:34:38 +0000

all hail the most ethical government leadership … ever.

By: seejanemom

seejanemom — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:32:02 +0000

That is cold.

By: tickleddragon

tickleddragon — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:29:09 +0000

Cool Dollar Bill strikes again. I’m perplexed at why, when it is SO obviously against the rules, it matters WHO in the office did it.

By: tickleddragon

tickleddragon — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:24:30 +0000

I suppose we could consider it an attempt at phased redeployment of funds.

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GT on January 5, 2007 at 3:39 PM

I’m in tears from laughing, GT!!

By: mikeyboss

mikeyboss — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:17:40 +0000

I question the timing. It’s all Bush’s fault. The sun was in my eyes. My shoes are too tight.

Locusts! It wasn’t my fault!

By: GT

GT — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:17:18 +0000

Of course.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:13:41 +0000

The buzz, among crawfish, is that the Congressional Black Caucus is pressing for Jefferson’s return to Ways and Means. How. Surprising.

Aunt B on January 5, 2007 at 3:58 PM

Are they going to give him a standing ovation for this too?