Same old same old... Republicans usually Resign in disgrace after such things.
Democrats usuall run for re-Election after such crap, and usually Win. Again, no real big surprise there... On Oct 13, 2:51 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor > resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to > a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue > him, according to current and former members of his staff who have > been briefed on the settlement, which involved Mahoney and his > campaign committee. > > Mahoney, who is married, also promised the woman, Patricia Allen, a > $50,000 a year job for two years at the agency that handles his > campaign advertising, the staffers said. > > A Mahoney spokesperson would not answer questions about the alleged > affair or the settlement, but said Allen resigned of her own accord > and "has not received any special payment from campaign funds." > > Senior Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives, including > Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), the chair of the Democratic Caucus, have > been working with Mahoney to keep the matter from hurting his re- > election campaign, the Mahoney staffers said. > > http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Politics/story?id=5997043&page=1 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
