This Week In GOP Scandals

[orleans]

“This is National Character Counts Week. Proof, once again, that Bush is pretty much immune to irony.” --Randi Rhodes, Oct. 20, 2006


1. Jerry Weller (R-IL, 11th district)--about to break
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2428548

2. Don Sherwood
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901621.html

3. Jim Gibbons
http://www.wonkette.com/politics/nevada/rape-murder-its-just-a-shot-away-208829.php

http://www.reviewjournal.com/special/gibbons/

4. Trandahl’s testimony re: the "problem group of members and staff who spent too much time socializing with pages outside of official duties."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/house_clerks_te.html

5. Rodney Alexander’s chief of staff Royal Alexander
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Roll_Call_Rep._Alexanders_office_sued_1020.html

6. Heather Wilson
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Congresswoman_on_page_board_buried_file_1019.html


any more from this week? list them here.

[MADem]

1. The 'Weldon Intimidates Friends of Adm. Sestak' imbroglio

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2572676&mesg_id=2572676

[orleans]

2. oh yeah, and in kane county, hastert's neck of the woods, there was this

"A Kane County Board candidate arrested last week on sexual assault charges died Tuesday when his vehicle slammed head-on into a concrete bridge support, Aurora police said.

"Brent K. Schepp, 36, a father of four from Aurora, was traveling at "a very high rate of speed" on Eola Road and did not try to brake or take any evasive action, said Dan Ferrelli, police spokesman.

snip

"Schepp had been under investigation for two months. He was charged with 14 counts of criminal sexual assault, 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse and two counts of unlawful delivery of alcohol to a minor.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061017schepp,1,859115.story

[orleans]

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