GOP Rep. Steve Buyer to Resign Amid Ethics Probe

Fox News ^ | 1/29/2010 | Fox News

[pctech]

Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., will not seek re-election this fall amid an ethics probe focusing on a non-profit foundation he founded in order to fund academic scholarships.

First elected in 1992, Buyer is a veteran of the Gulf War and rose to become the top Republican on the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

[pctech]

I must say, I didn't see this one coming.

[Chet 99]

resign and not seeking re-election are two different things.

[muawiyah]

There's probably a lot more to this than we may ever know, but on the surface it sounds quite a bit less consequental than Harry Reid having his sons run their land deals out of his office, with a lobbying firm on the side.

Then, there's Joe Biden. There at the Biden compound you can find anybody and everybody all the time stopping by to visit with his son ~ and you'll notice he just decided he can't run for Senate in Delaware "for some reason". Maybe Buyer knows!

Then there's Nancy Pelosi ~ her father was a Siciliano Protectore.

No doubt she learned some early tricks that'd make Rep. Buyer blush eh.

At the same time there are tens of millions of unemployed young men in this country, a large number of them veterans of recent wars.

Let's let the Democrats imagine that he's retiring from Congress for the purpose of "rebuilding America from the ground up" eh!

[nhwingut]

Meanwhile Charlie Rangel still surivies.

[nhwingut]

Meanwhile Charlie Rangel still surivies.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Republicans are forced to resign. democrats are praised and rise within the ranks of the democrat party.

[Dahoser]

Meanwhile, this grossly ethically-challenged schlub continues in Congress with nary a care in the world.

[Joann37]

As others point out, what about Rangel?

Unbelievable. There is NO WAY anyone should feel compelled to leave Congress as long as that criminal remains in the House. However, Republicans seem to feel shame and disgrace, which I guess is the difference here.

[OldDeckHand]

"resign and not seeking re-election are two different things."

Thanks, you're right. I'm surprised there's no one at Fox who doesn't know the difference between resigning and retirement.

[stefanbatory]

what about Rahmbo’s nonprofit?

[hoosiermama]

WHo will be running in his place?

[Freddd]

And yet, Barney Frank, Charles Rangel, Chris Dodd, Alan Mollohan, John Conyers, the blank panthers...........nothing happens...

[conservativegramma]

WHo will be running in his place?

As Buyer is MY Congressman - that's an excellent question!! Going to have to research this one.