GOP committee paid son of Ensign's mistress during affair

[Hepburn]

The 19-year-old was paid $5,400 between March 2008 and August 2008 for 'research policy consulting.' The payments ended the same month the Nevada senator says the relationship did.

Reporting from Washington and Las Vegas -- The 19-year-old son of a woman who reportedly had an affair with Nevada Sen. John Ensign was being paid by the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the relationship, federal election records show.

Brandon Hampton, who shares an address with former Ensign staffers Doug and Cynthia Hampton, was paid $5,400 between March 2008 and August 2008.

The payments, for "research policy consulting," ended the same month as the affair, which was said to begin in December 2007.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ensign18-2009jun18,0,3018267.story

Another fine example of Repuke Family Values...:sarcasm:

[konnichi wa]

1. That kid probably had money pipes coming in from everyone involved in that sorry bidness

'my gawd how the money rolls in' as we used to sing in my old frat
:rofl:

[Hepburn]

2. Just another example of those RW family values!

:hi:

[malaise]

3. Follow the money

and kick!!

[Hepburn]

4. Heya, Malaise....

...I just read your Ed Shultz thread about this same subject. Very intersting. Looks like the hubby was into a bit of blackmail...and it seems like the son got some benies, too!

:hi:

[malaise]

5. The bigger question is how much did Ensign pay the mistress in

that severance package and was it his money or the party's. The party sent him packing rather quickly do we know this has legs.

[Horse with no Name]

6. and yet John Edwards was castigated and ruined

by the same fucktards that look the other way when it's their guy caught with his pants down.

[malaise]

7. Spitzer as well

Fugging hypocrites.

[Hepburn]

8. I think that in order to register as a Pubbie...

...one has to swear he/she is a hypocrite of the highest order.

:evilgrin:

[malaise]

9. LOL

You see when you have Jebus on your side you don't have to be accountable - just say you asked Jebus for forgiveness and move on.
Spitzer was an idiot for resigning. After Vitter and Craig he should have refused to resign.

Rachel is discussing Ensign right now.