Reply #62: This wasn't just "offering a job" Jeebus, you accept anything!

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says federal job was offered to quit race
Not so, says the White House
By Thomas Fitzgerald

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.) said yesterday that the White House offered him a federal job in an effort to dissuade him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the state's Democratic primary.

The disclosure came during an afternoon taping of Larry Kane: Voice of Reason, a Sunday news-analysis show on the Comcast Network. Sestak would not elaborate on the circumstances and seemed chagrined after blurting out "yes" to veteran news anchor Kane's direct question.

"Was it secretary of the Navy?" Kane asked.

"No comment," Sestak said.

"Was it high-ranking?" Kane asked. Sestak said yes, but added that he would "never leave" the Senate race for a deal.