JESSE JACKSON, JR. WITCH HUNT PREPOSTEROUS - PRESS HAS FORGOTTEN THE ISSUE: BLAGOJEVICH'S ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO SELL SENATE SEAT

The witch hunt against Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. must come to an end. Today, it was reported that Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. has paid his wife approximately $250,000 for her assistance in his campaign. Article here.

Most importantly, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee states that at least 40 members of Congress, from both parties, employ spouses or family members in their campaigns. As for Illinois, the practice is very very common. 

This is issue spinning at its best.

1) The reason for the Congressional Ethics inquiry into Jesse Jackson, Jr. was specifically to determine if he was involved in any quid pro quo with then-Governor Rod Blagojevich for the Obama's vacant senate seat. Congressman Jackson was not the subject of an inquiry for any other reason.

2) The Congressman's wife, Sandi, has been his #1 supporter. She is not a stay-at-home wife but instead a highly educated lawyer with real practice experience. She brings great talent and expertise to the campaign.

3) The amount he has paid his wife, has been for real consulting work. She has been at the forefront of his campaining and her work has always been publicly known.

4) All payments to Sandi have been pre-approved. Congressman Jackson never paid her without full disclosure of his intent to do so.

5) Congressman Jackson fully disclosed to the Ethics Committee all payments to Sandi upon their request of his financial records.

6) From Rick Bryant at Congressman Jackson's office:

"There is nothing wrong and nothing new here.

"The fact is the Congressman sought and received written permission from the FEC to pay Sandi as a consultant. He also sought and received written FEC permission to contribute to her campaign. They both honor the practice of transparency.

"Sandi was paid on average $27,400 a year to regularly file FEC reports and advise his campaign. She has enormous experience -- a lawyer, former congressional chief of staff, former vice president of the U.S. Export/Import Bank, a former deputy director of the DNC. She's paid fair market value for bonafide services as the FEC stipulated eight years ago.

"The Alderman and Congressman remain each others biggest supporters, and their public life is an open book."

THE WITCH HUNT AGAINST JESSE JR. MUST COME TO AN END. THE ETHICS COMMITTEE'S JOB IS TO INQUIRE INTO THE BLAGOJEVICH - JACKSON RELATIONSHIP AND WHETHER THERE WAS ANY QUID PRO QUO CONVERSATION. LET'S GET BACK ON TRACK, IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE.  QUIT SPINNING, QUIT EVADING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND.

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Comments

[Pat Hickey]

Dear Tamara,

This crabby Old White Boy feels that Congresman Jackson has been Triangulated - by Emanual and Schakowsky with nod to Fitzy.

Schakwosky would have drowned had Blago cut a wet one, up until November when it seemed that Blago was trolling for more dough from SEIU and other well-heeled fish. Schakowsky realized that Blago was not about to part with Obama's Senate seat just because Jan looks like Samantha Witch's Mom on Bewitched.

Here's the deal - Rahm-a-lama Dang Dong would eat his own children at their birthday parties to amass greater power. Unlike Mike Madigan, Emanual does not understand how to make power actually work for the public.

Schakowsky is dirt-dumb and dowager mean.

Jesse Junior is a good guy, saddled with a bandit for an old man and equally larcemous brothers. His wife is Aces it seems to me. Junior is a student of history and possessed of actual grace.

Pat Hickey