Spokane mayor won't step down

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Spokane mayor won't step down

SPOKANE, Wash. – Mayor James E. West once again rebuffed calls for his resignation in a sex scandal, saying yesterday he would be willing to take a polygraph if necessary to prove he did not molest two boys decades ago.

The controversy "does not distract me from doing my job, from leading, and it doesn't need to distract the city," West said during a news conference.

State and local Republican Party leaders were the most recent voices to join a chorus calling for West's resignation.

On May 5, The Spokesman-Review newspaper published allegations by two men that West molested them when they were children and he was a sheriff's deputy. West has vehemently denied those allegations. The newspaper also reported that West more recently entered a gay Internet chat room and tried to entice young men he met there with offers of perks and City Hall jobs. He is also accused of sexually harassing an openly gay man he recommended for appointment to the city's Human Rights Commission.

Associated Press


From http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050604/news_1n4region.html

[pnwbi]

1. I'm not surprised

I fully expect that he will have to be pushed out of office kicking and screaming. The hypocrisy of his voting record and real life choices ...... :grr: ..... this Spokanite says your outa here!!!!! :hi:

So where the hell are the petitions???

[LibertyorDeath]

2. Disgusting amoral creep.

He should be _ _ _ _ _ _ up the _ _ _ in public by his victims imo

[Benhurst]

3. Ah, well. What's a little buggery among Republicans?

[salin]

4. Republican style entitlement

I am entitled to do as I please, break laws as I please, abuse power as I please... with no cost and no accountability.

[cascadiance]

5. He's learning well from his brethren in power!

... Though he's probably not as powerful as they in terms of fighting off those looking to get him out of office. At least I *hope* so for Spokane's sake!

[Rainscents]

6. If he don't resign on his own... He will then be voted out by his people.

[stevedeshazer]

7. Great news for Washington Democrats

Excellent.

Mayor West, keep fighting!!

[Rainscents]

8. I know exactly what you mean! You go West!!! You'll be helping Dem's!

[cascadiance]

11. I wonder how Rossi feels about this jerk!

Cause even if Rossi gets the new special election he's been wanting, this bum will probably help take away quite a few votes from Rossi with guilt by association feelings Washington voters will have...

Maybe the best thing to happen will be that this guy stays in until after the governor's race legal issues/special elections have all been settled. He'll be a pox on their house until then!

[mitchum]

9. Grand Old Pedophiles

[Jade Fox]

10. Way to go, Mayor West. Keep this scandal.....

in the public eye as long as possible! Embarrasss the GOP! Make sure
everyone hears every detail of your sordid journey as an elected official!
Get the GOP where they live: homophobia as promoted by closet cases!