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Oh no! Another liberal exposed

For the lying, stealing little cheats they all are. The investigation was going to go really bad for him...so he took the only way out. The only thing more pathetic than this is the idiot LFT's that just re-elected him!

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Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. resigned Wednesday from Congress amid a cloud of health and legal problems that have intensified in recent months.
The nine-term congressman left Washington unexpectedly in June, leaving fellow Capitol Hill lawmakers, his staff and voters to learn several weeks later that he was being treated for a bipolar disorder.
In Jackson’s resignation letter to House Speaker John Boehner, he cited both health problems and a federal investigation.
“For seventeen years I have given 100 percent of my time, energy and life to public service. However, over the past several months, as my health has deteriorated, my ability to serve the constituents of my district has continued to diminish,” Jackson wrote. “I am aware of the ongoing federal investigation into my activities and I am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alone.”
A Boehner spokesman confirmed the letter had been received on Capitol Hill.
Jackson, the son of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, was easily re-elected earlier this month despite not having appeared in public since this summer.
The federal investigation is purportedly focusing on whether Jackson misused campaign money.
In addition, the House Ethics Committee has been looking into whether Jackson was involved in discussions about raising money for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign in exchange for an appointment to President Obama's vacated Senate seat.
However, Jackson’s resignation would effectively end the House probe, though members will issue a final report.
Jacksons’ resignation means the 112th Congress that ends next month has 241 Republicans and 192 Democrats. The other vacancy is Rep. Dennis Cardoza, a California Democrat who resigned in August.
Jackson came to Congress in a special election in Dec. 1995 to succeed another embattled Illinois Democratic congressman, Rep. Mel Reynolds. He went to jail for sex misconduct chargers and resigned several months before the special election.
The 47-year-old Jackson defeated five Democrats and Four Republicans in the primary and then won the special election.

Read more: Illinois Rep. Jackson resigns from Congress | Fox News

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Originally Posted by lander (Post 818686)

Despite a campaign that consisted in its entirety of one conference call.

I wonder if getting re-elected qualified him for some sort of bump in his congressional pension.

It doesn't get any prouder for a political party, than to know it has it's people so brainwashed, that they'll vote, in a landslide, for someone currently committed to a mental institute.

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Originally Posted by MrPeabody (Post 818710)

I wonder if getting re-elected qualified him for some sort of bump in his congressional pension.

I read an article the other day that he was holding out to get some sort of disability or something like that. Not sure if that went anywhere.

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Originally Posted by lander (Post 818741)

I read an article the other day that he was holding out to get some sort of disability or something like that. Not sure if that went anywhere.

Like father like son......which one has lower morality????

:sadangel::dance::leaving:

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Originally Posted by MrPeabody (Post 818710)

I wonder if getting re-elected qualified him for some sort of bump in his congressional pension.

Hmmmmm... Wouldn't surprise me a bit.

It takes a special kind of stupid to be proud to be associated with this party...

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Originally Posted by Craig (Post 818727)

It doesn't get any prouder for a political party, than to know it has it's people so brainwashed, that they'll vote, in a landslide, for someone currently committed to a mental institute.

And under indictment and most likely going to prison. But he does Support Obama and the 47%.

This is the Dem party. I would love to see a convicted felon win a pub seat just so I could watch the liberals heads explode.