Posted on 03/10/2010 6:24:12 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The House ethics committee closed its investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. Eric Massa on Wednesday afternoon — even as an aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged for the first time that her office learned of concerns about Massa far earlier than previously known.
Sources familiar with the situation told POLITICO that the bipartisan committee decided to close its investigation into the case because Massa’s resignation — effective at 5 p.m. Monday — deprived the committee of jurisdiction over him.
But House Republicans cried foul, with one senior GOP aide saying that the new information about Pelosi’s office “further underscores” the need to find out what actually happened.
There is no indication that anyone in Pelosi’s office knew of allegations that Massa, a Democrat from New York, had improper physical contact with aides until February, when Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office was informed of the accusations and shared them with a senior Pelosi staffer.
But a Pelosi aide told POLITICO on Wednesday evening that Massa’s chief of staff, Joe Racalto, informed a member of Pelosi’s “member services” operation in October that Massa was living with several aides, had hired too many staff members and used foul language around his staff.
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No wonder we are going down the tubes so rapidly.
“Used foul language around his staff???” Since when is that a reason someone should resign. Can you say Rahm? If he isn’t the king of foul language I don’t know who is. Why is that a reason for resignation on Massa part and not on Rahm’s?
According to the security details who risked their lives protecting the hildebeast and sinkEmperor, those two were as foul mouthed as anyone ever to hit D.C.
Secrets like that are pretty hard to keep on the Hill ,I would bet most of the House knew about Massa.
Nancy wasnt about to throw away a vote. The ethics Committee is still a joke.
IF MASSA WERE A 'YES' VOTE ON OBAMACARE, THE PRESS WOULD NOT REPORT THESE THINGS--AND HE WOULD STILL BE IN CONGRESS. HUSSEIN IS GOING TO USE THE DESTRUCTION OF THIS DUDE AS A "WARNING" TO OTHER REPRESENTATIVES WHO MAY WANT TO VOTE "NO" ON THE BILL!
Massa was not pushed out on accident. These allegations did not come to light as a coincidence. I do believe Hussein or a lackey thereof is behind the machinations.
Pelosi’s aides are too busy slamming the telephones when her Constituents call. They, have no time for anything else. I highly recommend that they brush up their resumes in between slamming the telephones.
Besides, Pelosi’s so concerned about our health, she prays every ten minutes and the rest of the time she’s threatening her cohorts.
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