Posted on 05/28/2010 12:38:52 PM PDT by randita
Toomey: ‘I sure don’t know why it took three months to say so’
If that’s it, why did it take so long?
That was the question asked by GOP U.S. Senate nominee Pat Toomey hours after Joe Sestak and White House finally revealed Friday what happened when Bill Clinton called the congressman to see if he’d drop out of his race against Arlen Specter in exchange for an unpaid position on a White House advisroy board.
“If this explanation is as innocent as it looks, I sure don’t know why it took three months to say so,” Toomey said in a statement. “The White House and Congressman Sestak should have been forthcoming a lot sooner.”
Toomey said several times earlier this week that both sides needed to come clean and reveal exactly what happened but was also quick to point out he thought the issue was of far less importance to the race than discussing each man’s policy positions. He reiterated that sentiment Friday
“As I’ve said many times, this job offer issue is not my focus, and it’s not where Pennsylvanians want the focus of the campaign to be,” Toomey said.
The former Lehigh Valley congressman is trying to frame his battle against Sestak as strictly a battle of ideology, banking on the fact the majority of Pennsylvania voters oppose many of the iniatives Joe Sestak supported in the last two years, such as “cap-and-trade,” bailouts, and health care reform.
“As far as I’m concerned, I would rather pursue those topics than any insider deal between Congressman Sestak and the White House,” Toomey said.
The state Republican Party, meanwhile, is asking that an independent agency investigate the controversy. It added that Sestak’s refusal to talk about the deal, if not the deal itself, proves he is a “Washington insider.”
“Joe Sestak’s refusal to comment on this issue until the White House released their carefully concocted statement, proves that Joe Sestak is now officially the same kind of Washington “insider” he claimed to be fighting against,” said party spokesman Mike Barley. “Why did Joe Sestak wait for the White House to release a statement before commenting further on this matter? Will Joe Sestak always wait to hear from President Obama and the Democrat establishment before acting?”
...first poke to the baked potato.....*smiles*
It took 3 months because it is BS.
Whoever, directly or indirectly, promises any employment, position, compensation, contract, appointment, or other benefit, provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress, or any special consideration in obtaining any such benefit, to any person as consideration, favor, or reward for any political activity or for the support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in connection with any general or special election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
ZING!
Will Joe Sestak always wait to hear from President Obama and the Democrat establishment before acting?”
Only someone as dumb as a MSM anchor believes this bull-Obama.
Impeach the lump of s**t now...before the stink becomes even too strong for a pig to put up with it.
It just did unravel. They admitted to a Federal offense. Whether the position is paid or unpaid is irrelevant.
Oh come one. It takes time to formulate a pack of lies so the Democrats will believe you.
What they claim happened is unconstitutional at the least. Can’t serve in any executive branch post, paid or unpaid, while still holding a Congressional seat.
Article 1, Section 6
No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
We are seriously asked to believe that Joe Sestak refused to comment on an offer made for a non-paying, "Presidential Board" job by a man not even part of the administration, literally for MONTHS? That he played coy? That he made non-denial-denials for MONTHS for a non-paying position on some phony baloney board?
This is an insult to the intelligence of any person who hears or reads it. It actually becomes excruciatingly, cringe-inducing, over-the-top, over-the-shark, pathetically awful with the coup de grâce: Mister IzIz gets drawn in as the Plausible-Deniability-Dummy.
Yes, that is strange.
That's the problem with collusion. Eventually, one of the parties will either slip up, have a change of heart, or sell out. And the larger the group of conspirators, the greater the odds of a breakdown.
Furthermore, if the GOP wins a majority in November, they win subpoena power. Issa will grill these witnesses separately until their concocted story unravels in full public view.
I hope Arlen Specter knew/knows/REMEMBERS. He could be a real hero shortly.
Heheh...this game is just getting warmed up!
I’m very impressed. Can you give us the citation for your post no. 5?
Chill. Toomey is playing this correctly. It’s not HIS issue to worry about this. Sestak, the man, did nothing wrong and is only the recipient if any illegalities occurred. Toomey just needs to focus on the race and as long as he does he will look to be above this fray.
Honestly...if anyone gets in trouble it will be Rahm and/or Clinton as they were operating as capacities of the WH. Sestak has nothing to do with this.
Does anyone have any recording/video where Sestak specified the job that was offered?
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