Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Administration Offered Possible Job to Primary Challenger in Colorado, Sources Say

When is one of these criminal activities going to bite obama and his gang of thugs in the ass? These guys seriously feel that the rules don't apply to them and that we are too stupid to figure out all of their dirty dealings.

The story that was made up about the sestak offer is a load of shit. The position he was offered was a much sweeter deal than some lame unpaid advisory spot. You can bet sestak came out of the whole thing in a much better financial situation than he went in. If he doesn't regret getting involved with these criminals yet, he will.

Someday soon, obama's house of cards is going to fall in on him. All the lies and dirty dealings will be revealed, I can't wait, it can't happen to a more deserving scumbag...

Published June 02, 2010 - Associated Press

Administration officials dangled the possibility of a job for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forgo a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, administration officials said Wednesday, just days after the White House admitted orchestrating a similar job offer in the Pennsylvania Senate race.

These officials declined to specify the job that was floated or the name of the administration official who approached Romanoff, and said no formal offer was ever made. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not cleared to discuss private conversations.

The episode follows a similar controversy in Pennsylvania, where the White House last year turned to former President Bill Clinton to suggest Rep. Joe Sestak back out of another primary in favor of an unpaid position on a federal advisory board.

Sestak declined the offer and defeated Sen. Arlen Specter late last month in the Democratic primary after disclosing the job discussions and highlighting it as evidence of his anti-establishment political credentials. He said last week he rejected Clinton's feeler in less than a minute.

Last Friday, an embarrassed White House acknowledged enlisting Clinton as a go-between to ease out Sestak. The revelations of a possible political trade called into question President Barack Obama's repeated promises to run an open government that was above back room deals.

Unlike Sestak, Romanoff has ducked questions on the subject, and it was not clear how long his discussions with administration officials lasted.

Romanoff had sought appointment to the Senate seat that eventually went to Bennet, publicly griped he had been passed over and then discussed possible appointment possibilities inside the administration, one of the officials said.

Republicans have strongly criticized the offer to Sestak, and challenged Romanoff to answer questions about his own dealings with the White House.

Bennet has outpaced Romanoff in fundraising and support from Washington, although party activists attending the state party assembly last month favored the challenger by a margin of 60 percent to 40 percent. The primary is Aug. 10.

Bennet was appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter to fill out the final two years of the term of Ken Salazar, who resigned to become interior secretary.

Romanoff's campaign spokesman did not immediately respond to questions.

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