…Ensign refuses to bow out and step down and Doug Hampton has been unable to gain ground in forcing him out – especially with no one apparently pursuing the matter aggressively in any kind of official capacity.
It appears now that the only way for Hampton to bring Johnny Casino down is if his wife, Cindy Hampton, finally comes forward and speaks. If she validates her husband’s story and says she felt pressured in the situation in any way thanks to Ensign’s power and position….it’ll be lights out for Nevada’s self-righteous/self-absorbed Republican U.S. Senator.
Speaking of which, in response to the Nightline story last evening, Ensign released only a short statement, saying that Hampton’s allegations “are full of half-truths and untruths.”
Really, John?
In that case maybe you’d do your constituents the favor of appearing before the Nevada media and answering some legitimate questions, such as, “Exactly which allegations Doug Hampton made are half-truths and which ones are untruths and exactly why are they untrue?” Or are you just going to continue stonewalling us?
You can contrast this to the fact that after Barney Frank was found to have paid a prostitute for sex, hired him as a staffer, moved him in to his house and wrote letters on his behalf to the parole board he was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 1992 and has been continually re-elected since then by wide margins. Ensign: creepy guy who acted immorally. Frank: creepy guy who acted immorally. Ensign: roundly condemned by his fellow Republicans. Frank: lauded to the skies by his fellow Democrats. What is wrong with this picture?
This was the point of Caucus of Corruption – not that there isn’t corruption in the GOP, but that in contrast to the GOP, Democrats rarely call their own to account, and then only when their erring members risk losing an election. We really do have to fight corruption in politics – but we won’t get anywhere until Democrats get on board.
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