Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Na, Na, Na, Na; Ney, Ney, Ney; Good Bye
Republican Rep. Bob Ney is dropping his bid for re-election.
Ney's bid has been in trouble ever since Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff reached a plea deal in which Abramoff admitted to bribing "Representative #1," who turned out to be Ney.
Ney promised to carry on, but after fellow Republican Rep. John Boehner, who took over as House Majority Leader when Tom DeLay quit Congress, told him that if he didn't quit and ended up losing, he would not be able to enjoy a lucrative career as a lobbyist. With kids in college, Ney took the bait and quit the re-election race.
I wonder which lobbying firm will hire "Representative #1."
And, as it turns out, Ney's hand-picked successor may not make it to the ballot because of a state law that prevents primary losers from running for other offices during the same election cycle.
Ney's bid has been in trouble ever since Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff reached a plea deal in which Abramoff admitted to bribing "Representative #1," who turned out to be Ney.
Ney promised to carry on, but after fellow Republican Rep. John Boehner, who took over as House Majority Leader when Tom DeLay quit Congress, told him that if he didn't quit and ended up losing, he would not be able to enjoy a lucrative career as a lobbyist. With kids in college, Ney took the bait and quit the re-election race.
I wonder which lobbying firm will hire "Representative #1."
And, as it turns out, Ney's hand-picked successor may not make it to the ballot because of a state law that prevents primary losers from running for other offices during the same election cycle.
