Reply #92: Woah. What are we saying, here?

[Dr Morbius]

Was Congressman Sestak asked to violate an oath of office? Was his vote purchased, or was a deal made in exchange for a vote? It's pretty clear an offer was made; if Mr. Sestak would reconsider his decision to pursue the Senate seat, he can get some nice cushy job. Is this a transparent political deal? Yes, I am afraid so. But, I think it is important to remember Mr. Sestak was not asked to violate a public trust. He's running for Senate; the White House found him inconvenient; they offered him a job to step aside. This has been happening in politics for literally centuries.

Tell me Hillary Clinton wasn't offered her choice of cabinet slots in exchange for her support at the Democratic Convention in 2008. Tell me Colin Powell didn't get offered State in 2001 in exchange for giving Bush much-needed credibility in 2000. And tell me Obama didn't look at his biggest potential threat from the GOP when he decided to name his ambassador to China.

Deal? Yeah. Shady? Maybe, a little. Bribe? Hardly.