Decatur LSU Fan Member since Mar 2007 15194 posts Online
re: Jesse Jackson Jr. to resign from House (Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:30 pm to Lsut81)
quote: Did he meet the time frame needed to get his retirement benefits?
I don't know. I don't think he was eligible for a full pension but he might be eligible for something less. I think he was looking to get disability but I don't know what the requirements for that are.
re: Jesse Jackson Jr. to resign from House (Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:31 pm to Decatur)
quote: yes. $20k to redecorate his home and possibly $40k for a Rolex watch he gave to a lady friend. not sure if he will be spared jail time but he may get a reduction.
and wife or mistress getting a consulting salary even when he wasn't campaigning.
re: Jesse Jackson Jr. to resign from House (Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:43 pm to Decatur)
quote: $20k to redecorate his home and possibly $40k for a Rolex watch he gave to a lady friend. not sure if he will be spared jail time but he may get a reduction
And that's just what they have record of. He also helped sell Obama's Senate seat with Blago.
CarrolltonTiger LSU Fan New Orleans Member since Aug 2005 44148 posts Online
re: Jesse Jackson Jr. to resign from House (Posted on 11/21/12 at 2:58 pm to trackfan)
quote: ) Joseph Cao took out a similarly entrenched Democratic Congressman in a heavily Democratic district.
I am aware of that Cao won by a tiny fraction of 1% and Jefferson had been in trouble for more than one term. My district is not nearly as Democrat or minority as Jessie Jackson's district, BBTAIM there was a strong coalition including many Democrats to rid ourselves of Jefferson. I walked two precincts for Cao.
quote: 2) It is common for Congressman to run unopposed for reelection in the House on both the Republican and Democratic side.
Which again was not the case here and is thus irrelevant.
quote: ) It's also common for flawed candidates to win reelection over and over again
Not common for the incumbent to not even campaign, be long gone for months and under investigation and win with over 70% 0f the vote, you see that as normal i see it as abnormal.
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