JUNE 15, 2011
BRUCE A. BRENNAN BLOG FROM THE WORLD AND MY MIND
The news as I see it and the views as I want them.
June 15 is … Smile Power Day
Hey LeBron, I woke up this morning and my life was just fine. I also had a normal, American first name. My family was OK. I am not aware of many people that hate me. How about you? Is it hard to sleep knowing you could choke at any moment or is that just during important playoff games? Money cannot buy class. Thanks for proving that to all the non-believers.
On Monday night, after all the news shows were long gone, the House granted Rep. Weiner, (D- NY) a two-week paid leave of absence. According to the Roll Call web site; The House agreed Monday to give Rep. Anthony Weiner a paid two-week leave of absence from Congress while he undergoes therapy.
The request, which was submitted on the New York Democrat’s behalf by Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.), was granted under a unanimous consent agreement. The time off gives Weiner the opportunity to try to ride out his sex scandal, but he will likely be met by significant hostility from fellow Democrats if he returns to the Capitol. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated that Weiner should step down when asked during a news conference Monday evening whether he could be stripped of his sole committee assignment.
“If we are asking him to leave, we certainly [are] not going to welcome him here with committee assignments,” she said.
Democratic aides would not rule out the possibility that the Caucus could remove Weiner from the Energy and Commerce Committee or even push him out of the Caucus. House Democrats are scheduled to meet Tuesday morning. Democrats continued on Monday to pressure Weiner to step down, with President Barack Obama telling the “Today Show” that “if it was me, I would resign.”
It is unclear how Weiner’s absence will affect his staff and constituents. Although he is known as a notoriously difficult employer, he has had little in the way of significant legislative accomplishments while in the House. Constituent services and other work will continue.
Under House rules, Members are still responsible for their offices’ finances and staff during a leave of absence. Decisions would likely be delegated to a high-ranking staffer, as is the case in the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Arizona Democrat’s chief of staff, Pia Carusone, is managing daily affairs while the lawmaker rehabilitates from a gunshot wound.
The Clerk of the House would only get involved if a Member dies, resigns or is expelled. In that case, the office would remain open and staff would remain on the House payroll under the supervision of the clerk.
I wonder why the House had Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Mass.), introduce this bill. I wonder who he owed or what he was promised. The gutless House approved the leave of absence by consent agreement meaning no member of the House had to go on record for or against the bill. This guy is not ill and does not deserve to be paid while he sorts out the trouble he voluntarily brought upon himself. Do you think he is taking photography classes in the rubber house he is visiting?
Talk about a cover-up and a non-committal committal, the congressman is said to be in treatment for an undisclosed disorder at an undisclosed location, but his spokeswoman has declined to provide information on his whereabouts.
Reports are circulating that Rep. Weiner is going to resign on Wednesday. He has been waiting for his wife to return to this country from an overseas trip she has been on for her government job. Apparently she is going to do a “Stand by your man” deal at his resignation before she drops him like the clap.
Just a couple of thoughts I had.
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