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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:01 PM Original message |
Top Senate Democrat wants answers from Sestak on job offer |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. I was happy he won till i found out how ignorant he was |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is there a law against the Administration offering incentive to drop out of the race? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Nope. They can persuade a candidate NOT to run, but dropping out of a Primary which |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. What makes him ignorant? Other than he is a conservudem? And he didn't protect the WH? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree. This is a serious charge. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Durbin needs to STFU...first covering Obama's lies about drilling, and now |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Durbin is the number 2 person in the Senate |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. That old canard. Sigh.Sestak does need to speak up but the WH doesn't get to say "No comment " |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. I didn't see the clip, but it seems from some accounts that he did not say |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. I explained what I thought.It is an ethical violation to effect the outcome of an election. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. At the point offered, it wouldn't have seemed to be likely to change the election |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Oh please. And Hillary wasn't likely to run in 2012 anyway. And it seems she was offered the |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Of course it was after the primary - I was speaking of 2012 or just not having an independent |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 12:51 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I dunno. The indications that I have read are that is was afterward. That is why we need to know. |
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rayofreason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Backroom deals... |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Corruption can't be done away with with some magic wand |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. Does Dick want to see |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Dick Durbin is a Democrat, not a 'Repuke' |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why is Durbin doing this? nt |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Honesty, truth, candor, openness, transparency comes to mind? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. or the appearance of such, lol. nt |
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xsquid (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. I really believe Durbin is right and it all needs to come out now. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. Since when is a job offer a crime?..nt |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. It is a crime to effect the results of an election. Offering a job to get |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 07:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Voters can vote for whomever they want, regardless of what job that person has. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. They can't vote for someone who is removed from the ballot. or is ineligible |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. You are confused about how ballots work. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. What a crock and a stretch. Sestak already came forward and wasn't willing to negotiate anything |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:28 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Who is the WH publicly backing now? |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Reluctanly Sestak. only because he won. So if the WH is guilty, because they are Dem |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. And Sestak wasn't a write in candidate. And I know likely better than most how ballots work. |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 05:45 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. I agree. |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 07:42 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. What was it Nixon said about the president and breaking the law? |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. It seems to me that you are straying from the topic |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I'm sure this kind of thing has gone on all the time |
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robinblue (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Nicely said. Gibbs has sidesweeped the question many times. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yes, he has. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
33. I think this a choreographed and scripted play. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
39. OK - am I the first to say it? "What did the President know and |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. I believe Sestak. Why don't we wait until the entire truth comes out before judgement? |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-10 10:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. You can wait - and in the criminal justice system it certainly is the |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 02:59 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. Transparency and honesty, please. |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. Oops, already been answered. |
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