OK... Where's the outrage over Bob Filner ?

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38. Pelosi has cut him lose. And he was not the consummate insider

Consummate insiders and close allies of the House Majority/Minority Leader, get leadership positions. He was never part of the House Leadership. Filner wasn't a close ally of either Pelosi or Hoyer. He was pretty damned insignificant.

I know who he is. I remember his fit at the airport a few years back.

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In Congress, he became chair the House Veterans Affairs Committee, launching a profanity-laced tirade against an official in 2007 over a failure to protect veterans' personal data from computer theft. He was never a major player in Washington and, unlike his current job, labored largely outside the media spotlight.

"In order to become a part of the (House) leadership, you've got to get along with people and he's a hard person to get along with" said Chris Crotty, a Democratic political consultant.

Crotty, who has known Filner more than 20 years, said Filner repeatedly wins elections because he delivers services that matter to constituents, like retirement benefits for a large population of Filipino veterans of World War II in his district.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/13/bob-filner-scandal_n_3591054.html


This is a local scandal and it won't affect Pelosi, Hoyer, the Clintons or anyone else.