Posted on 12/05/2009 8:12:32 AM PST by markomalley
Max Baucus, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, recommended that the White House nominate his girlfriend as a U.S. attorney in Montana, his office announced late Friday night.
Earlier this year, Baucus recommended that the White House consider Melodee Hanes and two other names for the U.S. attorney post – at the same time that the senator was carrying on a romantic relationship with Hanes, who had been his state director. Baucus was separated with his wife at the time when the two began their involvement, according to a source familiar with the situation, and now the two are divorced from their spouses and live together on Capitol Hill.
Baucus’ office contends that Hanes was recommended because of her qualifications – and that the relationship had nothing to do with her nomination to the position or their respective divorces from their spouses.
“While her personal relationship with Senator Baucus should in no way be either a qualifier or a disqualifier for the position, during the nomination process and after much reflection, both Senator Baucus and Ms. Hanes agreed that she should withdraw her name from consideration because they wanted to live together in Washington, DC,” Ty Matsdorf, Baucus’ spokesman, said in a statement.
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“Baucus’ office contends that Hanes was recommended because of her qualifications”
What qualifications are we talking about, scum?
If only this were another Tiger Woods gal. Then again, it’s a democrat and all he did was break basic Human Resources guidelines and probably the law - quid pro quo and all that...
Baucus won re-election in 2008 by a 73-27 margin. It’ll be 2014 before that POS has to stand again.
Guilty, with the 6th amendment brought up by the defense attorney.
Recall.
When a Republican does this, he is expected to resign. When a dem does it, he gets pats on his back from the rest of his corrupt, cheating buddies and a pass to go forth with more of the same..
No, not all of them. There is probably more corruption among politicians than the general public, though. Just because when you mix money, power, and government, the corruption seems to rise to the surface.
Note to Montanans: What could have made you elect a guy who is this low on the morality scale and is attempting to bankrupt our country with his idiotic, insane version of “health care”? Please do not foist this loser on us again!
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