West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him, according to current and former members of his staff who have been briefed on the settlement, which involved Mahoney and his campaign committee. Mahoney, who is married, also promised the woman, Patricia Allen, a $50,000 a year job for two years at the agency that handles his campaign advertising, the staffers said.
A Mahoney spokesperson would not answer questions about the alleged affair or the settlement, but said Allen resigned of her own accord and “has not received any special payment from campaign funds.”
Senior Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives, including Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), the chair of the Democratic Caucus, have been working with Mahoney to keep the matter from hurting his re-election campaign, the Mahoney staffers said. Mahoney was elected two years ago following the abrupt resignation of his disgraced predecessor, Republican Mark Foley, whose lewd internet messages to teenage boys and Congressional pages created a national outrage.
A Congressman who lies? What’s next? Listen to the the firing here. It sure doesn’t sound like she “resigned of her own accord”.
if he was a republican, his “mistress” would have been a dude in an airport bathroom.
I’m not naming any names (palin) but…
I say kick him and all of the other office holders (palin) that wield their power unethically (palin) to fire and hire based only
on personal whims (palin) and fetishes.
Another Democrat scandal – you know what the reaction will be … “Move along, move along, nothing to see here.”
Whoa. That woman looks like she should be outside, howling at the moon.
Must be the heat in Florida. They’re all nuts.
In other related news, disgraced Florida Repulican congressman Foley state repubs deny investigators to computers and other critical data, so he skates on the perv charges
http://tinyurl.com/3qt8g3
3-Just like the repubs who say ‘move along’ to the panel in Alaska who found Palin abused her power in ‘Troopergate’, right? Right?!
#4 Mr. Mustard – Holy crap she’s fugly! You sure he ain’t a closet Republican?
#6 – Counselor
>>Holy crap she’s fugly! You sure he ain’t a
>>closet Republican?
That might explain it. To me, she looks like a cross between Tammy Faye, Hillary, and Joan Rivers. Kind of a tranny, chicks-with-dix look.
Whatever she is, I’ll bet she adopts a wide stance in the potty room.
We should chemically castrate all our elected representatives and executives just to be on the safe side. Evidently they can use will power to keep it in their pants.
Is that Congressional seat cursed?
Seems like male Democrats are always getting into trouble with chicks and male Republicans with young teenage boys.
Enough already. This is getting to be an epidemic.
#10 – Dallas
>>Seems like male Democrats are always getting
>>into trouble with chicks and male Republicans
>>with young teenage boys.
Oh, the bitter irony. And to think that the Repubs are the ones always shooting off at the mouth about the evils of same-sex marriage and the perversions of homosexuality. At least until that smooth little teen boy with the bubble butt becomes too much for them to resist.
Nice to see we have 11 comments here and not a single Democrat upset with a Democrat paying his mistress with taxpayer dollars, illegally firing her because she dropped him, or illegally using campaign funds for hush money.
Amazing. Frightening for the future of democracy and a civil society, but still amazing.
Yea #12, where is the name callers, ?? conFUSION ?
wow, no name calling ?
#12 – Sweeney
I guess after 8 years of criminally stupid and criminally evil pols in positions of great power, we’re just too jaded to care.
I never heard of the guy, he resigned in disgrace, he wasn’t my representative. He should be spanked hard, but I really don’t give a shit about him.
Since you seem all het up about him ABUSING HIS POWER, I guess you think that BarbieCuda should resign from the GOP ticket in disgrace for also ABUSING HER POWER, right?
Or is it only Democrats who should be held accountable for paying the piper after they’ve called the tune?
#12
he should go to jail over using tax funds to pay a whore, there you happy?
dude, the only reason we liberals wind you conservatives’ clocks is because your party’s always preaching about god, and evils of sex.
if your leaders weren’t such hypocrites, we’d never say a word about republican gayness.
remember, we aren’t afraid of the gays like you guys.
This guy looks like a real douche bag.
Another ahole telling me how to run my life. Yet, he can’t run his own.
#17 – Lou
Hey! Are you Johnathan Edwards??
_________________________________________
Sunshine go away today,
I don’t feel much like dancin’
Some man’s gone, he’s tried to run my life
Don’t know what he’s askin’
He tells me I’d better get in line
Can’t hear what he’s sayin’
When I grow up, I’m gonna make it mine
These ain’t dues I been payin’
How much does it cost? I’ll buy it.
The time is all we’ve lost. I’ll try it.
He can’t even run his own life,
I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine
Sunshine
Sunshine go away today,
I don’t feel much like dancin’
Some man’s gone, he’s tried to run my life
Don’t know what he’s askin’
Working starts to make me wonder where
fruits of what I do are going
He says in love and war all is fair
He’s got cards he ain’t showin’
How much does it cost? I’ll buy it.
The time is all we’ve lost. I’ll try it.
He can’t even run his own life,
I’ll be damned if he’ll run mine
Sunshine
Sunshine come on back another day
I promise you I’ll be singin’
This old world she’s gonna turn around
brand new bells’ll be ringin’
(C) Johnathan Edwards 1971
Sounds like the work of the Devil. Yee-Haw!
He can even smile and frown at the same time, in that totally unphotoshopped pic.
Yes, he is a disgrace and should resign. If he paid her off with campaign money than he should be prosecuted.
Just like Sarah Palin should be checked out for abusing her Mayoral office by having the contractor build the house for her.
If ya can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.
Was it really an affair or did he just get his glad handle lip whipped?
#21 ahh. The Clinton defence.
This should have that “Wacky News from Florida” banner
#19 Chris – Yep. Sort of looks like he’s “Turning Japanese” in that photo.
#11
“At least until that smooth little teen boy with the bubble butt becomes too much for them to resist.”
You voice of experience? 😉