Ney to Resign Today

[Algorem]

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/15471-1.html

Friday, Oct. 13; 10:22 am

Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) will formally resign from the House today, according to two House GOP sources.



Ney Pleads Guilty, Will Resign From House

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/15472-1.html

By Ben Pershing and John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
Friday, Oct. 13; 11:27 am

Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) formally pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges of conspiracy and making false statements and announced that he will officially resign his House seat.



http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1160728597111540.xml&coll=2

...Ney's district in southeast Ohio was designed to be safe for Republicans, but polls show Democrat Zack Space leading the Republican who won a special election to replace Ney on the ballot, State Sen. Joy Padgett of Coshocton.

Ads placed by Space and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee highlight Padgett's ties to Ney, who asked her to seek the job this summer when he dropped his re-election bid, as well as her office supply company's default on a $700,000 government loan.

On Thursday, the DCCC unveiled a corruption-themed Web site at www.thepadgettpage.com...

"If you look at my previous campaigns, I always come from behind," Padgett said. "The only poll that counts is on Election Day."...

[aquart]

1. Just keep 'em coming.

It was thoughtful of him to hang on till the last minute like this.

[Botany]

2. Will he set his head squirrel free?

Ney goes to Abramoff, Rove, Diebold, Ohio 04 election theft & cover up,
HAVA, Ohio GOP, and Tom "Coingate" Noe.

[kineneb]

7. poor little squirrel

:-(
must be dreadful to be stuck on such a persons's (?) head.

[Eurobabe]

8. you mean that bad rug?

[Lasher]

18. Hahahahaha, thanks for that!

He won't be able to keep it on his head anyway, what with busting rocks all day and everything.

That is soooo funny!

[BigDDem]

22. Oh man,

that is one bad rug. You can spot that thing from a mile away.
Enjoy your prison time Bob!

[SoCalDem]

38. I hear that they don't allow wigs & rugs in prison

:)

[blue sky at night]

3. son of a gun........

the system is still working after all these twelve long years of nuclear winter!

[babylonsister]

4. I must say, his timing couldn't be better, not that

he had a choice. I hope this gets lots of tube time! :evilgrin: Another rethug crook bites the dust!

[Der Blaue Engel]

33. Another one bites the dust

That's just what I thought when I heard the news this morning...complete with Freddie Mercury singing it in my head. :D

I think that should be the Democrats' theme song for this election, or perhaps as a medley with "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions." :evilgrin:

:headbang:

[Marnieworld]

5. I assumed he already resigned

What the hell were they waiting for? Is he on the ballot and does this help us?

[katinmn]

29. Friday. They always announce resignations and other "bad news"

on Fridays hoping it will all be forgotten by Monday.

[partylessinOhio]

6. Good riddance to another OHIO CROOK! If only he could take those

damn voting machines and Debold with him to help cleanup Ohio.

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. What did he get caught doing? I haven't heard his name come up

before.

[Lasher]

17. Hit the DU front page. There's another Ney article right on top. (EOM)

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Bwuhahahahahaha! That just made my day!!

Thanks!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
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[Lasher]

28. What's that now, one a week?

At this pace I wonder how long it would take for all the corrupt GOP House reps to resign?

Buh bye, Values Party! :hi:

[Rose Siding]

10. This report is wrong- He'll resign in "next few weeks"

Ney To Resign in "Next Few Weeks"
By Paul Kiel - October 13, 2006, 11:06 AM
Rep. Bob Ney's lawyer Mark Tuohey said in court this morning during his guilty plea hearing that Ney will not be resigning from Congress immediately -- but rather "in the next few weeks."

Tuohey said the delay came because Ney had some “constituent issues he wanted to tie up” and also wanted to ease the transition for his congressional staff. Tuohey didn't offer a specific date. Ney himself did not speak during the hearing, except to say "Yes" or "No," or "I plead guilty, your honor."

The judge set Ney's sentencing for January 19th. Ney faces a maximum of ten years, but prosecutors have said that they'll recommend a sentence of 27 months.

Tuohey also asked that Ney be considered for alocohol treatment while in prison. Ney's been in an alcohol rehab facility since he pled guilty September 15.

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001795.php

[Lasher]

23. GOP is saying they'll kick him out

Ney will hang on as long as he can to keep that paycheck coming, then resign right before they throw him out. If he resigns he gets to keep his pension.

[Eugene]

30. ...after the elections.

Rep. Ney Pleads Guilty; GOP Vows Ouster

(Associated Press)

-snip-

Beleaguered GOP leaders, struggling to overcome fallout from a separate scandal
involving former Rep. Mark Foley and teenage male pages, said they would make
Ney's ouster the "first order of business" in a postelection session.

-snip-

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6145492,00.html

[davidinalameda]

43. post election?

they're going to let him hang around until November?

[Brundle_Fly]

11. They are demanding it today

but he isn't going to resign today.

& if he pleaded guilty, why didn't he resign before his plea?
Such arrogance.

[petepillow]

12. Geeminny Christmas! It's about time.

[bugliosi]

14. resignation of bob ney

As I was driving towards Oklahoma City yesterday, I had the displeasure of listening to Bill O'Reilly's radio show, and there was a caller who was complaining about all of the corruption in Congress, especially with regard to the Republican party. This caller mentioned the name of Bob Ney, and immediately O'Reilly snapped that he had never heard of Bob Ney, didn't know what political party he belonged to, and did not know why Ney was in trouble. Guess this is not surprising for the same guy whose television show had Foley labeled as a Democrat

[Ivegotasecret]

21. There has to be a recording of that

We should make sure Olbermann gets it.

Frankly, I thought Ney had already resigned. I can't believe he's still there.

[civildisoBDence]

25. I once saw a professor use a big word on O'Reillyt's TV show

O'Reilly said there was no such word and accused the good professor of making it up!!!!

What a pompous ass.

Newsprism

[Brundle_Fly]

13. said he needs the paycheck

to pay his legal bills, and he wont resign until January....

cool... an real-life albatross

[LetsThink]

15. Don't Count on Tough Prosecution for R Friends, Just Yet............

.....Under the Rs, the Justice Department is doing a LOT of pretty weird stuff. Like:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/13/opinion/13fri1.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print

.....giving companies free reign to run rough-shod over anti-trust laws, crushing consumers... Again and again the American middle class is getting the squeeze. Pretty soon there just won't be nut'n left ....

[donkeyotay]

40. Right. Consider Abramoff. Two prosecutors have been promoted

and, as yet, Abramoff hasn't done a day in jail. Supposedly, he's giving the gummit something in return. We'll see. The only speedy prosecution that's taken place was Cunningham - he set a land speed record. As for the rest, mostly they fade away to "spend more time with their family." There has been precious little justice. Seems the goper-crooks broke all the branches of government.

[OllieLotte]

16. What took him so long?

He just found out he was guilty or what?

[hippiechick]

20. ... and the bastard's still gonna get a Gov't Pension.

:mad:

[KansDem]

26. Let's see, if I admit to my employer that I engaged in fraud and deception

...against that employer, but asked to stay on a couple more months so I could draw a paycheck to have some funds for my legal defense, I wonder what my employer would say? Hmmmm...sounds reasonable, n'est pas?

[cyberpj]

34. I wish I had time to compile a list of crooks getting gov't pensions.

wouldn't that make a nice article to get pubilshed?

just too much personal stuff going on right now.

sigh..........

[donkeyotay]

24. Will the press who presided over the identifying marks on Clinton's penis

give the public any information on the GOP crime wave beyond saying that Ney resigned and mumblings about Abramoff, the "disgraced lobbyist"? Any information at all? This Goper was selling our democracy to whom and for what? Why is Abramoff disgraced? In depth? Reporting? Hello?

snip>
The six-term congressman from Heath is scheduled to emerge from alcohol rehab long enough to admit he defrauded the public by accepting gambling chips, trips, meals, concert tickets and other perks from businessmen who sought his official actions, and that his public disclosure statements didn't accurately account for the gifts.

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1160728597111540.xml&coll=2

[darkism]

32. "GOP crime wave"

I like it! Say it loud and say it often!

[Bandit]

27. By resigning instead of being ousted he will collect his government

retirement benefits for the rest of his life just like that other crook Cunningham.

[DemoVet]

31. Does he know he's resigning yet?

Do you think Karl's told him?

[Divine Discontent]

35. I'd sorta forgot

about Ney with the Foley sex & coverup scandals...

this is great news, where's some champagne???



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[kay1864]

36. Sadly, this doesn't help us much

He withdrew from the race in August. The 'pukes already have another GOPer on the ballot. Shaping up to be a close race (very red district), but leaning Dem.

[Initech]

37. They're dropping like flies now! We actually have a shot at this point!

:woohoo:

[warrens]

39. Rove is going to jump in the Potomic shortly after Nov. 7

NOBODY SAVE HIM!!!!

[davidinalameda]

44. isn't it already polluted enough

[Independent_Liberal]

41. Keep those resignations coming!

NA NA NA NA ... NA NA NA NA ... NEY NEY NEY .... NEY NEY

:D

[louis-t]

42. So far I've heard, today, tomorrow, next Tuesday..

next week, next three weeks. What the..?

[AZ1JoeT]

45. Is there strategy in waiting to resign?

Is there anything to the thought that having Ney not resign immediately gives GOPers the chance to vehemently call for his resignation? Can they turn this into a moral victory by going after another "renegade" Republican? Of course he is going to resign, he plead guilty to charges of bribery. By not immediately resigning he generously bared his back for an embattled Speaker and House leadership mired in other controversies to show America what they do to "bad" Republicans. "Bad" meaning those who get caught.

Can Bob Ney become a straw man for "family values" Republicans?

[high density]

46. Money

I think if he stayed a little longer he would have made $15,000 or something like that. It's really sick.