Should we be screaming for the resignation of Senator John Ensign?????

[DainBramaged]

Poll question: Should we be screaming for the resignation of Senator John Ensign?????

I think so.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/10/gop_leader_tightlipped_on_ensi.html

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) repeatedly refused to answer questions Friday about a New York Times report that embattled Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) negotiated a cover-up of his extramarital affair with a campaign staffer, with his friend Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) serving as a financial intermediary.

At a Friday morning news conference, McConnell faced a barrage of questions from reporters about the Times's 4,000-word front-page investigation suggesting that Ensign may have improperly used his office to aid his mistress and her husband, who had been one of Ensign's top Washington staffers. Asked if Ensign could still be effective, McConnell said, "Sen. Ensign continues to serve," and said he does not have "any observations to make about the Ensign matter."

Spokesmen for Ensign did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday.

Ensign publicly admitted his affair with Cynthia Hampton earlier this year, but the Times's detailed account of the senator's efforts to mitigate the damage generated significant buzz across Washington and threatens to further damage Ensign's political future. The story shows how Ensign marshaled his political connections with corporate leaders in Nevada to help Hampton's husband, Douglas Hampton, find a lobbying or consulting job after he left Ensign's employ. The Times also reported that Coburn served as an intermediary between Ensign and the Hamptons in discussing a "large financial settlement" to help them rebuild their lives.

Ensign declined to be interviewed for the story, but in a statement to The Times said: "I am confident we fully complied with the relevant laws and rules governing current and past employees. I have worked on these Nevada issues with these Nevada companies for years, long before Doug Hampton left my office."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/10/gop_leader_tightlipped_on_ensi.html

[BlooInBloo]

1. Of course not. We're too busy agreeing with republicans about ACORN.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

2. Isn't he the guy you want running against the Dem in the next election?

[bluestateguy]

3. No.

Gibbons would just appoint some young Republican, fresh out of the legislature, with the kid-next-door looks, the tousled hair, and the Leave it to Beaver Family. He would build up an advantage as the incumbent, making it very hard for a Democrat to win the seat.