Democrats assail 50-year-old (R) lawmaker for attending fraternity party

[UpInArms]

http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4834394&nav=2HAB

WASHINGTON Republican Congressman John Sweeney's late-night partying at a fraternity is raising eyebrows.

A spokesman for New York Democrats asks what a 50-year-old congressman could be doing "cavorting with students 30 years his junior" at one in the morning. Blake Zeff asks if Sweeney was "teaching them how a bill becomes a law. "Sweeney stopped at the Alpha Delta Phi party at Union College in Schenectady over the weekend. The college newspaper ran a photo of the lawmaker posing with students.

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Did he play any "frat" pranks like they do at Abu Ghraib?

[bluestateguy]

1. I'm 30, and I would feel out of place at one of those things

Though I wouldn't mind a little private time with a few sorority girls.

[madmark]

2. the "cavorting" police should just go fuck themselves; from both the

left and right.

[stillcool]

3. some wonderful poster turned me on...

to these two links yesterday ...as a 'check daily' source for all things Cunningham cluster-fuck
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/
http://www.harpers.org/index.html
and here's the boys partying
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[IndyOp]

4. Learnin' them College Repukes how to steal elections has to start early!

Remember Jack Abramoff and KKKarl Rove were both Presidents of the College Rethuglicans.

:grr:

[mcscajun]

5. Is it possible he's an Alpha?

Some of those Older "frat boys" never grow up...and they are "nominally welcomed" at their old frat houses.

Still, it's massively inappropriate, IMHO.

[entanglement]

8. Why is it inappropriate?

n/t

[atreides1]

11. Why you ask

Well if any of these students drinking, is under the legal age limit, then it's a little inappropriate for a member of the US House of Representatives to be promoting under age drinking by joining the party!

If an under age soldier is caught drinking his chain of command will charge him, fine him, possibly
reduce his rank, and make that soldier do extra duty after regular duty hours.

[mcscajun]

12. I'm all for mixed ages nearly all the time.

It's just way past weird for an elected official, thirty years older than everyone else, being the star attraction at a frat beer blast.

[Karmakaze]

6. Is it not an election year?

Do 20 year olds not vote?

I mean come on, of course this guy is gonna do whatever it takes to get votes - even if that means "partying" with frat boys (like that is such a hardship :) ).

[Psephos]

7. More power to him

and to hell with all the fussbudgets tut-tutting about how "appropriate" it is. The surest sign of someone who's having no fun in their life is when they condemn someone else who *is* having fun. Heh heh.

Glad to see someone who's got a little kick left in those heels. His political sensibilities, otoh, leave a little to be desired...

Peace.

[American Tragedy]

9. I agree.

Live and let live.

[lastknowngood]

10. I wonder if he is gay and he was shopping for a younger guy?

There is nothing wrong with being gay but repugs have a habit of playing the anti-gay card and then turning up gay. Some of you investigators might want to do a little poking around. Pun intended.

[Starlight]

17. That was my first thought.

[brentspeak]

13. This is a lame issue for the NY Dems to make an issue out of

Aren't there a lot more pressing issues concerning Republican political malfeasance for them to worry about?

[JI7]

14. but this hits Republicans at their perceived strength

which is they are all about morals and values and other crap. the the stuff about grown ups being in charge.

[Maddy McCall]

15. Larry Eustachy (basketball coach) was fired by Iowa State for....

attending a party with co-eds. He got a little handsy with the girls.

[Nite Owl]

16. Here's another link

http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=983#comments

This guy is my congressman and we intend to replace him in November. He's one of the worse, buddies with DeLay, in charge of the young GOPers at the fiasco in FL in '00. He is no model of morality.