Tom Feeney blasts Dean for not wanting House to seat Buchanan...

[madfloridian]

until there is another election in Florida's 13th district. Coming from Feeney, this is annoying. He performed some questionable tactics involving Florida elections, so he doesn't need to talk.

Dean called for a new election in that district, said they should not seat Buchanan.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/744

Feeney got his nose out of joint.

http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2006/12/feeney_criticiz.html

Feeney criticizes Dean
U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney, an Orlando area Republican, blasted Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean for his earlier comments on the Vern Buchanan-Christine Jennings race.

"DNC Chair Howard Dean and his liberal entourage should be called the UNDemocratic party for their refusal to honor the election results from Florida's 13th Congressional District,'' Feeney said in a press release.

"There is no way to stimulate 18,000 disenchanted voters or reconnect with voters who deliberately chose not to vote for this particular seat. It would be irresponsible to have a new election every time someone claims confusion' at voting precincts.

A little more about Feeney who has little room to talk.

http://www.beyonddelay.org/summaries/feeney.php

Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL)
Tom Feeney is a second-term member of Congress, representing the 24th district of Florida. His ethics issues arise from trips he has taken in apparent violation of House travel and gift rules and from his failure to disclosure his ownership of rental property.

Improper Travel

Rep. Feeney traveled to Scotland -- apparently to play golf -- from August 9-14, 2003. Rep. Feeney initially claimed that the cost of the trip was paid for by the National Center for Public Policy Research, but the Center denied paying for the trip and it appears that Jack Abramoff was the person who actually footed the bill. Rep. Feeney violated House rules prohibiting Members from accepting travel paid for by lobbyists and for taking trips that are primarily recreational.

Rep. Feeney visited South Korea on a trip sponsored by the Korea-U.S. Exchange Council (KORUSEC), despite the fact that the organization is registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Rep. Feeney violated the provision prohibiting members from accepting travel expenses from agents of a foreign principal.

Rep. Feeney and his wife traveled from Orlando, Florida to West Palm Beach, Florida to speak at “Restoration Weekend” from November 13-November 16, 2003. According to the travel disclosure form Rep. Feeney originally submitted to the House Clerk’s office, this trip, which cost $1,430, was paid for by a registered lobbying firm, something prohibited by House rules.

On edit: The picture above is when Jeb made Feeney apologize to someone during the 2000 election, I think. Jeb was not happy with him.

[tsuki]

1. Yep, Feeney is right. The Republicans stole that seat, fair and

square. :sarcasm:

[Old and In the Way]

2. I recall the House Republicans certified the California results before

the official votes was recorded in CA-50. Too bad. He'll be proven wrong on the 18,000 voters whose votes were not recorded because of crappy electronic ballots.

[robinlynne]

3. "His ethics issues arise from trips". Oh he has much more serious ethics

issues. He is the person who hired Clint Curtis to write software to flip the florida 2000 vote, which as we know, happened....

[madfloridian]

5. Hey, that's right. I had forgotten that.

He's a nervy guy.

[mhatrw]

4. Feeney has a teeny weeny. n/t