Ney out....Padgett in

RightIsWrong

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Seems these two have more in common than just Abramhof.

Full story here

U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, dogged by an influence peddling probe in Washington, will not seek re-election, state Sen. Joy Padgett said early Monday.

Ney called Padgett on Saturday and asked the fellow Republican to run in his place, saying that defending himself has been a strain on his family, she said.

"It's a very sad time," Padgett said of Ney's decision, first reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on its Web site.

She said Ney told her, "that there's only so much he can take. He said, 'I have to do this.'"

Padgett told The Associated Press she would run for Ney's seat.

Calls to Ney's office and staff were not immediately returned. He has not been charged and has denied wrongdoing.

Padgett said Ney told her he intends to serve the remainder of his term.

Corrupt is as corrupt does. Can't shake off the ties that bind.....resign!!!
 

Lemon law

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The republican strategy is clear----they came into power claiming that the democratic party was the party of lawyers and lobbiests---and now in just a few years make the democrats look like pikers.

And now that the some scandals have hit the fan---they quietly ease out a very few---while delaying the prsosecution of Abramoff and Delay until after the November elections---when the trials of those two really start in earnest---the American people will learn exactly how corrupt the GOP has become---from top to bottom.
 

KGB

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The six-term congressman from Heath in central Ohio had insisted he would not resign even if indicted over his dealings with now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In his first primary test in a decade, Ney won 68 percent of the vote May 2 against a little-known opponent.


Won't he (Ney) have to remain on the ballot just like DeLay?
 

BaliBabyDoc

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Originally posted by: KGBMAN
The six-term congressman from Heath in central Ohio had insisted he would not resign even if indicted over his dealings with now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In his first primary test in a decade, Ney won 68 percent of the vote May 2 against a little-known opponent.


Won't he (Ney) have to remain on the ballot just like DeLay?

Depends on the state rules/Constitution. I doubt Ney would have made this move without getting some legal advice first.

Then again he probably should have taken that approach with Abramoff . . .
 

DanceMan

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I took this from Wikipedia:

According to section 3513.31 of the Ohio Revised Code, Ney's replacement in the November general election can be named by the central committee of the Ohio Republican party, because he withdrew more than 76 days before the general election.

I suspect that will still come up for a legal challenge, however...

DanceMan