Charlie Bass (R-NH) under serious scrutiny

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/124205-bass-faces-ethics-questions-over-work-on-behalf-of-company


Ex-Rep. Bass faces questions over work on behalf of company
By Michael O'Brien - 10/14/10 08:54 AM ET


Former Rep. Charlie Bass (R-N.H.) is under scrutiny for his work on behalf of a company in which he owns stock.

Financial disclosure forms suggest Bass, who is campaigning to reclaim the House seat he lost in 2006, worked to benefit a company while owning stock in it, according to a report by the Nashua Telegraph. Bass told the newspaper the financial disclosure forms were filled out incorrectly.

The Telegraph reports on several issues in play. Financial disclosure forms filed by Bass in March 2007 report that he bought at least $500,000 in shares in the New England Wood Pellet company, which is owned by his nephew, in January and November 2006.

The Telegraph also says that Bass arranged a meeting for the company with a George W. Bush administration official in early 2006, after he may have purchased the stock. Bass also backed a tax credit in the House that might have benefited the company.

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Democrats are hoping the allegations will give Ann McLane Kuster, a favorite candidate of liberal groups, traction in her race against Bass for the seat. A spokesman for Kuster told the Telegraph that the report was "deeply troubling" and deserved further explanation.

An Oct. 5-7 poll by The Hill found Bass leading Kuster by 3 percent, a result within the survey's 4.9 percent margin of error.

[rucky]

1. Gossip Girl's been covering this story for months.

[babylonsister]

2. OK. Who's Gossip Girl?

Someone on DU? Sorry...must have missed it.

[rucky]

3. ...

ED WESTWICK
as CHUCK BASS

Ed Westwick stars as Chuck Bass in The CW's hit drama "Gossip Girl," from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), based on the tremendously popular book series about privileged teenagers in New York City.


http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl/cast/ed-westwick

[babylonsister]

4. ...

:rofl: I'm 'so' out of it!

[HughMoran]

5. I hope this Basstard goes down

:eyes:

[HopeHoops]

6. He's a fucking asshole. His sleazy campaign against Swett proved it beyond any doubt.

I have to admit, I really loved telling people that my representative in Washington was Dick Swett. Rare opportunity in life. Despite the joke, Swett was perhaps the best representative I've ever had. He responded to letters in a timely manner and always personally addressed my issues, including how things related to earlier letters I had sent. But I think what killed his campaign was using the term "slippery fish" in the Nashua debate. That was a bad move.

[ThomWV]

7. Kick