Ensign to Resign

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: Roll Call

Sen. John Ensign will announce as soon as tomorrow that he plans to resign from the Senate, according to a well-placed source.

The Nevada Republican announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election in 2012 saying “there are consequences to sin,” referring to an extramaritial affair he admitted having with the wife of his former top aide.

A request for comment left for Ensign’s spokeswoman, Jennifer Cooper, was not immediately returned.

Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/John-Ensign-Resign-205087-1.html?pos=hln

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RalstonFlash Jon Ralston
If didn't pick up hints, hearing Ensign is out tomorrow. Ethics Committee closing in? Reliable source says:"It's happening."
15 minutes ago

[Ian David]

1. Sen. John Ensign is resigning to spend more time committing adultery with his family.

Sen. John Ensign will announce as soon as tomorrow that he plans to resign from the Senate, according to a well-placed source.

The Nevada Republican announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election in 2012 saying “there are consequences to sin,” referring to an extramaritial affair he admitted having with the wife of his former top aide.

A request for comment left for Ensign’s spokeswoman, Jennifer Cooper, was not immediately returned.

More:
http://www.rollcall.com/news/John-Ensign-Resign-205087-1.html?pos=hln

[Lint Head]

7. About damn time.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. thanks for the link

:)

[Bozita]

17. I think he wants to spend more time with somebody else's family.

GOPer family values.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SCfwBkF65oY/SQNM4rxrijI/AAAAAAAAF8g/IIQp9liG57s/s400/Dem+Monopoly+Get+Out+of+Jail+Free+Card.jpg

[Myrina]

22. +100

Zing! :applause:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

32. LOL!

[Politicalboi]

41. Someone should make another rendition of Monopoly

With those cards. And the one who gets rid of "Socialism" is the winner.

[Tx4obama]

2. Great news! n/t

[SpiralHawk]

3. Republicon Family CessPool Values

As usual.

[formercia]

39. It seems the 'Family' has lost some power

There's only so much shit one can shove back into the Horse.

[Ohio Joe]

4. Good

Neither he nor his "family values" will be missed.

[PearliePoo2]

5. Yes indeedy!

How's that "screwing your friend's wife" thingy working out for ya??
Hypocritical RePug whore...now scoot....filthy scumbag.

[L. Coyote]

6. Weak Link? Josh Marshall | April 20, 2011 = Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV)

"Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV). He's running next year for the seat vacated by Sen. John Ensign, running against Rep. Shelley Berkley (D). He voted for the Ryan resolution and has openly embraced the part that phases out Medicare. So he's committed, on the record."

[Tx4obama]

9. Ensign will resign his seat tomorrow. Gov. to install Heller, setting up special election for NV-2.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x658071

http://twitter.com/RalstonFlash

[lunatica]

10. Not a minute too soon.

[louis-t]

11. Consequences? Really? Why didn't he resign before this?

Why didn't Sanford resign? Or Larry Craig? And Mark Foley is getting back into politics. I think you're right, it's the ethics charges he could face. Slowly, slowly, the wheels of justice....

[Canuckistanian]

35. Mark Foley is trying to get elected?

Oh, right. Florida Republican.

[TomCADem]

12. Could Nevada's Republican Governor Appoint A Successor?

Then that successor could run as an incumbent Senator.

[totodeinhere]

28. Yes, Governor Sandoval will probably appoint Rep. Dean Heller.

And Heller would then run in 2012. He would give the GOP an incumbent in that race and politically it is probably bad news for the Democrats.

[SteveG]

13. He is resigning now to give Sharon Angle a better shot

Since Gov. Sandoval is a Republican, he is likely to appoint Angle as Senator to serve out Ensign's term. The thinking is that it will be harder for a Democrat to unseat her, once she is in office.

[rasputin1952]

23. Christ...think of the uproar over that!

Ensign sucks...but Angle is nothing more than a brain dead bottomfeeder.

[Brother Buzz]

25. Sandoval is not keen on the idiot, Angle

Sandoval even declined to endorse her in the 2nd congressional bid.

[SteveG]

30. Cool

They have to have a special election for the House seat, it's in the Constitution. I bet Sandoval and the honchos of the Republican party are looking hard for someone who can beat Angle in a Primary.

[Brother Buzz]

37. There will be no special election - Angle, the idiot, holds no public office

Her track record as a State Assemblyperson was abysmal at best. She was impossible to work with, according to colleagues on her side of the aisle. Sandoval knows this.

[totodeinhere]

29. You don't know Brian Sandoval. I doubt very seriously that he would appoint Angle.

A moire likely choice is Rep. Dean Heller. Heller is a conservative but not a certified cut case like Angle.

[onenote]

34. could you be any less informed about this

Its been reported from the outset that the governor will name Heller.

Here's a suggestion: if you don't know what you're talking about, don't make declarative statements.

[cascadiance]

46. I heard from someone that Brower (former U.S. Attorney until Bogdan was brought back)...

... might be considered as he is a decent Republican moderate. At least I know some people who know him personally as a decent person that are hoping that he gets the appointment, since as Republicans he's a pretty good fellow and not a "fake" moderate like we're so used to with Republicans these days.

He's currently running for Heller's house seat in Nevada that Angle is also running for...

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110422/NEWS19/110422011/State-Sen-Greg-Brower-confirms-he-running-Rep-Dean-Heller-s-seat

[Cirque du So-What]

14. I'm wondering if there's another shoe to drop

Seeing that he was hellbent on serving out his term, it makes me wonder if there's some big revelation about to occur.

[Brother Buzz]

19. Can you say indictment?

Why Sen. Ensign should be worried about possible indictment

By Jon Ralston

Sunday, April 4, 2010 | 2 a.m.

In the federal penal code, it is known as “structuring.”

And it is a word Sen. John Ensign should remember because it is very likely to be on any indictment with his name on it.

That’s what I am told by a reliable source familiar with the deliberations occurring inside the Justice Department as federal authorities in Washington try to do with Ensign what they could not do with former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens: Get their man. Or, because they had Stevens and then lost him because of misconduct, Justice wants to make sure if it goes to the next step with Ensign, the charges stick.

Structuring is a broad term that refers to the crime of creating financial transactions to evade reporting requirements — for example, a $96,000 payment to your mistress laundered through a trust controlled by your parents and calling it a “gift” instead of what it obviously was: a severance payment that had to be reported.

<more>

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/04/why-sen-ensign-should-be-worried-about-possible-in/

[kestrel91316]

31. DOJ ain't gonna touch him. They give RW criminals pretty much a free pass.

[Mz Pip]

15. Probably resigning

so the new appointee can get some facetime with the NV voters before the election next year. Not sure there is really much to cheer about with this news.

[Scruffy1]

18. It serves two purposes

Firstly, it will probably keep this asshole out of prison for paying off the other parties. After all this is Wash-ington where if you leave all charges are dropped.
It also gives the new appointee time to use the perks of office like franking and news exposure to campaign. So it is not good news at all.

[PuffedMica]

16. The Republican takes himself out

We need to keep information like this on the front burner so that the voting public can see just who these Republicans really are.

[24601]

20. Good - elected politicians who have affairs should resign. n/t

[Tx4obama]

21. CNN: Ensign announced today that he will resign May 3rd

U.S. Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican who is under an ethics investigation by the Senate, announced Thursday that he will resign his seat on May 3.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/21/sen-ensign-to-resign-next-month/

[alp227]

24. i remember hearing him say he'd retire when his term ends

but he must be getting too embarrassed already.

[brooklynite]

26. JOHN ENSIGN TO RESIGN, HELLER LIKELY REPLACEMENT (formal announcement)

Source: Las Vegas Sun

WASHINGTON -- Embattled Sen. John Ensign announced this afternoon he will resign from office, effective May 3. The move opens the door for Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint Rep. Dean Heller to finish out the term.

"It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand over the Senate seat that I have held for eleven years," Ensign said in a statement. "The turbulence of these last few years is greatly surpassed by the incredible privilege that I feel to have been entrusted to serve the people of Nevada. I can honestly say that being a United States Senator has been the honor of my life."

Sun columnist Jon Ralston first reported earlier in the afternoon that Ensign would step down.

If Heller is appointed, it would give him a strategic leg up as an incumbent against his presumed opponent in the 2012 Senate race, Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley. Berkley is still expected to run.

Read more: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/apr/21/report-sen-john-ensign-step-down-friday/

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How.....convenient

[Viva_La_Revolution]

27. Two sources confirm Senate ethics voted this week 2 proceed against Ensign.

RalstonFlash Jon Ralston
Two sources confirm Senate ethics voted this week 2 proceed against Ensign. Bad stuff, public hearings. Sure that's unrelated 2 resignation.

[Odin2005]

33. Good riddance.

[Canuckistanian]

36. Why NOW?

Wasn't he caught a year and a half ago?

[Judi Lynn]

38. A timeline of major events leading to resignation of Nevada US Sen. John Ensign

A timeline of major events leading to resignation of Nevada US Sen. John Ensign

July 14, 2009 — Ensign says he has no plans to resign and intends to seek re-election in 2012.

August 2009 — Ensign gets mixed reviews during two days of carefully scripted appearances in Nevada — his first since announcing the affair. He promises a Republican women’s club in Fernley that he’ll make up for his “big mistake” by working harder than ever. He makes stops in later weeks in Henderson, Las Vegas, Elko, Alamo and Lovelock.

Aug. 19, 2009 — Ensign tells The Associated Press: “I haven’t done anything legally wrong.”

October 2009 — New York Times reports Hamptons sought $8.5 million settlement from Ensign before the affair became public.

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-timeline-of-major-events-leading-to-resignation-of-nevada-us-sen-john-ensign/2011/04/21/AFlGOKLE_story_1.html

[cascadiance]

45. I had it noted to me from an insider that Hampton was just indicted (March 24th)

That would be the husband of the lady he had an affair with...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/24/doug-hampton-indicted-in-_n_840346.html

So, I'm guessing that there might be something coming out of that case that he's trying to keep from blowing up later.

[47of74]

40. He says he's resigning on May 3

So I wonder if he'll pull a Senator Widestance and change his mind before then?

[Major Hogwash]

42. Too bad the FBI is still investigating your ass, Ensign. Can't resign from that!!

The shenanigans they pulled in the Marianas Islands should be front page news!!
Family values, my ass!!

[BringEmOn]

43. Ensign the Tool

Play on the 60's TV series...

[MrMickeysMom]

44. Good... Now, give back all the money you owe ...

Starting with your constituents, I'm very sure.

I'm so sick of these people...