Psycho4Bud
03-02-2007, 01:39 PM
Leadership aides confirmed Thursday that the vote has been tentatively scheduled for sometime next week.
Democrats acknowledged that their move to give the seat to the Louisiana Democrat, who is under federal investigation for bribery, would not happen via the simple and fast unanimous consent motion they had planned to offer.
Instead, every Democrat will now have to go on record on Jefferson??s appointment, which could be particularly difficult for some freshmen member who ran last November on an anti-corruption platform.
??It??s a tough vote for some of our guys,? said a Democratic aide familiar with the situation. ??But in the end, we??re going to just have to do it.?
Jefferson has been under federal scrutiny for nearly two years. His well-publicized case includes FBI video tape of him allegedly accepting a cash bribe, $90,000 of which federal authorities say was later found stashed in a freezer in his home.
Still, Democratic leaders believe the resolution giving Jefferson a seat on the Homeland panel will ultimately pass.
Pelosi Delays Decision on Jefferson - New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/03/01/cq_2346.html)
LMAO!!! One step forward and two steps back. The dems did it again! :D
The American people are going to be THRILLED with the Democratic Party by the "08" elections. GO HILLARY........LMAO!!!!:S2:
Have a good one!:s4:
Democrats acknowledged that their move to give the seat to the Louisiana Democrat, who is under federal investigation for bribery, would not happen via the simple and fast unanimous consent motion they had planned to offer.
Instead, every Democrat will now have to go on record on Jefferson??s appointment, which could be particularly difficult for some freshmen member who ran last November on an anti-corruption platform.
??It??s a tough vote for some of our guys,? said a Democratic aide familiar with the situation. ??But in the end, we??re going to just have to do it.?
Jefferson has been under federal scrutiny for nearly two years. His well-publicized case includes FBI video tape of him allegedly accepting a cash bribe, $90,000 of which federal authorities say was later found stashed in a freezer in his home.
Still, Democratic leaders believe the resolution giving Jefferson a seat on the Homeland panel will ultimately pass.
Pelosi Delays Decision on Jefferson - New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/03/01/cq_2346.html)
LMAO!!! One step forward and two steps back. The dems did it again! :D
The American people are going to be THRILLED with the Democratic Party by the "08" elections. GO HILLARY........LMAO!!!!:S2:
Have a good one!:s4: