Mahoney Promise on Ethics Reform as Empty as William Jefferson’s Freezer
June 5th, 2007 at 03:51pm Anthony Bonna
Several months ago William Jefferson’s freezer was emptied of $90,000 in cash that the now indicted congressman allegedly took as a bribe from Nigerian officials. But it seems something else is emptier than Jefferson’s freezer and that’s Tim Mahoney’s promise on ethics reform.
During his last campaign, Jefferson’s friend and fellow liberal, Tim Mahoney campaigned on a platform to “clean up cronyism and corruption in Washington”. However, when Mahoney had the chance to take a stand against corruption, he chose to play partisan politics instead. Breaking his campaign promise, Mahoney turned a blind eye to Congressional corruption opting instead to reward Jefferson with a seat on the Homeland Security panel.
“Mahoney is dependent on the liberal special interests that fund his campaign. He has a 94% voting record with Nancy Pelosi and has shown a willingness to side with them even if it means breaking his promise to us,” explained Anthony Bonna, Deputy Campaign Manager of the Harrell campaign. “Mahoney turned his back on honesty and common sense.”
Two weeks ago, Mahoney again condoned unethical behavior when he voted against reprimanding Jack Murtha for violating ethics rules. Murtha was to be punished for misusing his power when he threatened to cut off project funding for two members of Congress who opposed him. “Earmark bribery is a serious ethics violation that should not be tolerated, but again Mahoney decided to bend the rules for his Democratic friend,” Bonna said.
“If Mahoney lacks the courage or willingness to fight unethical behavior and corruption, he should resign,” Bonna challenged.
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