Massa Cover-up? House to Nix Ethics Probe
The Washington Post reports that the House Ethics committee will close its ethics investigation into Eric Massa:
The committee concluded that Massa's resignation put him outside the reach of any punishment the committee could dole out, and would render any findings of wrongdoing irrelevant. But the move appears likely to set up a political battle with [...]
Deal pushing back his resignation date
The race for Georgia’s governor seat is getting more intense by the day. Republican gubernatorial hopeful Nathan Deal is pushing back his resignation date from congress.
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Eric Massa to Rip Democrats on Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show on Tuesday
CQ-Roll Call reported at 12:18 pm ET today that Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) will follow through with his resignation, scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. - per his chief of staff.
In roughly 12 hours, Massa has changed his narrative from “congressman resigning in disgrace” to angry, Howard Beale-esque truth-teller who’d simply had enough and [...]
Help Stop Obamacare: Tell Eric Massa (D-NY) Not to Resign
As Professor Jacobson points out at Legal Insurrection, Eric Massa (D-NY) is set to resign today. If he has not yet tendered his resignation, he most definitely should not do so - at least not if he is being forced out because of his health care vote, which is what he alleged over the weekend [...]
Democrat Massa Resigns - to Squeaker Pelosi’s Gain
Alas, Squeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Haight-Ashbury, 100%) just picked up a vote for ObamaCare. Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY, not yet rated) has announced his resignation from the House effective Monday, due to ethics charges (sexual harassment). On November 7th, 2009, Massa was one of the 39 Democrats who voted against the [...]
Chief Justice Roberts Not Stepping Down Despite Report
Despite a report from celebrity gossip site radaronline.com, a source very close to Roberts told Fox News the report is “completely untrue,” and there is “no medical issue, no issue at all,” - “not even a 1 percent chance that Roberts is considering resignation.”
I have to admit that my heart skipped a couple of beats [...]
