Sen. Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) has been indicted on corruption charges by the Justice Department in a bribery scandal that Yr Wonkette would never even cover if the guy had been a Democrat. He's accused of receiving campaign contributions and a lot of fancy la-dee-da travel on private jets and vacations in the Dominican Republic in exchange for doing political favors for Salomon Melgen, a Florida eye doctor whom Menendez insists is just a really good friend who he enjoyed hanging out with and occasionally tossing the occasional port security contract, as friends do.
Perhaps I am just picking nits here, but what part of one's training as an ophthalmologist qualifies one to do port security for a foreign nation? Do smugglers have trouble reading below the fourth line of the eye chart?
If I were doing some investigating, I'd be wondering why a mysteriously wealthy guy, who regularly flies his private plane from Florida to the Caribbean, would also want to be in charge of "port security." "Just put these bags in the back of the truck, Julio ... no need for a customs inspection.""Sure thing, boss. How many bags you got this week?"
Melgen failed to follow the Koch secret recipe, where you launder the cash through two or three front organizations before handing it to your pet legislator's superPAC.
Please resign to spend more time with your Dominican family and spare us the agony of Tucker Carlson. Also, take Chris Christie with you on one of those jet rides, though you may have to jettison some of the baggage to make the weight limit
And here comes the big heaping pile of "both sides do it".
Only if you BYODH
(Dominican Hookers)
This qualifies him to run for governor in Illinois!
He needs to hold out so Christie can't appoint a Repub to finish out his term. I'd rather have a crook than a Repug.
no argument here!
I am unclear on the difference...
Perhaps I am just picking nits here, but what part of one's training as an ophthalmologist qualifies one to do port security for a foreign nation? Do smugglers have trouble reading below the fourth line of the eye chart?
Spotting security threats requires sharp vision?
If I were doing some investigating, I'd be wondering why a mysteriously wealthy guy, who regularly flies his private plane from Florida to the Caribbean, would also want to be in charge of "port security." "Just put these bags in the back of the truck, Julio ... no need for a customs inspection.""Sure thing, boss. How many bags you got this week?"
"Florida eye doctor with private jet and Caribbean villa." Hmmm . . . that is a lot of eye exams, innit?
Melgen failed to follow the Koch secret recipe, where you launder the cash through two or three front organizations before handing it to your pet legislator's superPAC.
Being too obvious about it is a serious breach of Congressional ethics.
Ever notice how grim the family looks, when a pol makes that statement at a press conference?
yeah! it's the old 'no more free shit - now we have to get jobs' look.
seen it many times.
look, morons, scammin' and griftin' ain't hard. sarah 'the snowbilly' palin and her cartel have been doing it for years.
step up your friggin game or gtfo!
This is a true statement, for very pragmatic reasons.
Please resign to spend more time with your Dominican family and spare us the agony of Tucker Carlson. Also, take Chris Christie with you on one of those jet rides, though you may have to jettison some of the baggage to make the weight limit