Andrew Romanoff details contacts with White House over potential jobs

[donheld]

Updated, 9:39 pm

Former Colorado state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff released a detailed statement tonight detailing his contacts with the White House last fall in which a top aide to President Barack Obama sought to convince him to leave the state's Senate race.

Romanoff said that he received a call in September 2009 from White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina making clear that the White House would be supporting appointed Sen. Michael Bennet in the Colorado Senate Democratic primary.

Added Romanoff:

"Mr. Messina also suggested three positions that might be available to me were I not pursuing the Senate race. He added that he could not guarantee my appointment to any of these positions. At no time was I promised a job, nor did I request Mr. Messina's assistance in obtaining one."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/andrew-romanoff-details-contac.html?wprss=thefix

[donheld]

1. It happened Sept 11, 2009

[leveymg]

2. I always assumed this was the way things were done in politics.

Why is this supposed to be news, now?

[Democat]

3. Something that every president in history has done...

But the media goes after Obama. Why is that?

Maybe because the media in the US is controlled by right wing interests?

[donheld]

4. Yes there's a different standard for Obama.

I find it quite maddening :grr:

[WeDidIt]

5. But Obama is Presidentin' while black,...

So obviously this is nothing more than Chicago style 'Gangsta' illegal shit.