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October 17, 2006
Lost presumption
Another Republican congressional scandal -- this one involving Curt Weldon (a local congressman in the next district to mine). Regardless of any legal presumption of innocence, the reality is that he's presumed about as innocent as a Duke La Crosse player. Considering today's huge front page story, I'd say his goose is cooked: FBI agents searched the homes and offices of U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon's daughter, a local powerbroker, and a Russian energy firm yesterday for evidence that the Republican may have improperly steered contracts to his daughter's lobbying firm.Opponent Sestak is a former Clinton White House official, hosted recently by Sandy Berger and said to be hand-picked by the Clintons. And I'd say he'll win, even if there aren't any criminal charges or if they prove to be unfounded. What fascinates me is how the FBI raids managed to take place just weeks before the election. Today's story says it had something to do with "news reports": The FBI quickly arranged yesterday's six searches after weekend news reports alerted the Weldons that they were under investigation, sources said. In such situations, agents fear evidence could be destroyed.Whether the timing is questionable depends on whether you believe in last-minute pre-election coincidences. Sestak and Weldon were once considered to be in a tight race. But that was weeks ago. (According to an old saying, "two weeks is a long time in American politics.") posted by Eric on 10.17.06 at 07:21 AM |
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