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"Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil's spawn. He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his children to the front end of a steam locomotive."
-Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) on Obama's COS, 3/7/10
Velvet Lair- The adventures of the lady spider killer continue March 11, 2010
- Intermission February 19, 2010
- People who allow their dogs to poop in other people’s yards February 16, 2010
- Happiness is … February 16, 2010
- Consumed February 12, 2010
Louisiana’s 2nd district runoff election: Will Rep. William Jefferson be able to retain his seat? (UPDATE-JEFFERSON WINS)
We shall soon find out:
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Voters trickled into the polls on a chilly Saturday morning for a runoff to determine the fate of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, whose long tenure was threatened by a federal bribery investigation.
Jefferson’s seat is one of the nation’s last unresolved midterm races, and the eight-term congressman was in danger of becoming the only Democratic incumbent to lose.
There were more poll workers than voters when Jefferson, Louisiana’s only black congressman since Reconstruction, arrived at his polling place with his wife and two daughters.
Jefferson said he had been worried that overnight temperatures close to freezing might diminish enthusiasm for voting in this normally warm climate. However, temperatures rose into the mid 40s as the sun rose.
Too warm to freeze cash bribes, eh? 
Sun PM Update: Jefferson won.
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I almost hope that Mr Jefferson wins. His opponent is just another liberal Democrat, so regardless of who wins, the representative will be a Democrat. It just helps us a bit if the winning Democrat is a thieving scumbag.
I agree with Dana. There are already a number of crooks in the Democratic Party’s leadership, and the “more ethical than thou” campaign they ran this year was both dishonest and sanctimonious. But the MSM can deceive the people for only a limited time, and the number of Democratic knaves may be too many for them to successfully defend.
A bit off-topic: The Democrats’ growing “sleaze factor” problem may have been behind the recent spate of stories trying to resurrect the Mark Foley scandal. Democrats are already feeling the heat from the Nutroots for not handing over Iraq and Israel to al Qaeda the day after the election, and the perceived foot-dragging on the impeachment of Bush. Democrats better get cracking on all of these things if they want the tsunami of hate cash they have been receiving from the Nutroots to keep flowing into their party campaign coffers.
If William Jefferson (not Clinton) wins, you can bet the Democrats and the MSM will have no choice but to defend him by playing the well-worn race card. Will the GOP grow a spine and challenge Democrats on this? Don’t count on it! Still, Democrats and the MSM will have to take a well-deserved loss of credibility if WJ(-C) wins. That is worth rooting for.
Yes, these fools will most likely re-elect this thief and the lame stream media will just call it another runoff victory never mentioning he has any ETHICAL PROBLEMS whatsoever.
A link to the LA 2nd Congressional district runoff results.
I will be doing some serious gloating if William Jefferson (not Clinton) wins.
VOTE FOR JEFFERSON – BECAUSE CONGRESS IS ONCE AGAIN AMERICA’S NATURAL CRIMINAL CLASS
Well, I was right, he WON, so lets see what nancy polosi does to defend her most ethical congressional constituat.
This man is a thief and should be charged and yet the dems just re-elected him, can’t wait to see how the lame stream media rides this pony. It’ll be interesting to watch for sure.
This is unbelievable!
They re-elect Nagin, this crook…
Unreal!
Let the gloating begin!
I predict that William Jefferson-not-Clinton’s re-election playbook will be copied by Democrats if they find themselves on the ropes in ‘08. Race-bait, misdirect, bluster, obfuscate – in short, do anything except take responsibility.
If you thought the Democrats’ 2006 campaign was nasty, just wait until 2008!
Excuse me while I put some cash in my freezer.
Is it too late to give Louisiana back to the French?