Thread: NJ Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges

Originally Posted by tres borrachos

Silly little liberal boy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez has been charged with using his office to improperly benefit a Florida eye doctor and political donor.

A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted the New Jersey Democrat on charges including conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud.

Prosecutors had been investigating whether Menendez improperly advocated for the business interests of Dr. Salomon Melgen, including by intervening on the doctor's behalf in a medical billing dispute.

Menendez has acknowledged that he flew on Melgen's private plane to the Dominican Republic and failed at first to properly pay for the trips. He later made reimbursements.

Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has previously said he's done nothing wrong and that he and Melgen have been close friends for a long time.


NJ Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges

Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Originally Posted by MMC

Oh, and Right after BO's two deadlines for Iran has passed and they have no deal. Right at the time Menendez and Kirk are going to push forward the bill for sanctions on Iran. Quite a coincydincy there, huh?

I was wondering how long it would take you two to smell a conspiracy between BO peeps, Menendez, and the Iranian talks .

Originally Posted by AliHajiSheik

Menendez is not tight with the administration.

Obviously not.

Well, we know whos next on BO's hit list. Don't we?



Howard Dean: Yeah, It's Time to Walk Away From the Iran Negotiations.....


According to some White House defenders' simplistic and demagogic formulation, skeptics of the Iran deal are beating the drums of war. This ignores a range of alternative options, including the imposition of crippling sanctions, but that's not the point. The point is to pretend that Obama's permissive deal is the only thing standing between the US and a ground war in Iran. Via NRO, say hello to Howard Dean, warmonger:

He counsels the American delegation to pack up and leave, and perhaps return to the table at a later date when additional pressure has been ratcheted up against the regime. Here's where things stand at last report: Top negotiators from several countries have departed Switzerland, despite the US' insistence that talks continue past yesterday's deadline. Because the rate of progress is "slow going," according to the British Foreign Minister, this is the farcical readjustment of expectations bleeding out of the negotiations:.....snip~

Howard Dean: Yeah, It's Time to Walk Away From the Iran Negotiations - Guy Benson

Originally Posted by US Conservative

Howard Dean is clearly a rabid right winger!

Originally Posted by MMC

BO thought he got rid of him when he was replaced as Head of the DNP. Which this isn't the first time Dean has been out telling BO what to do. But at least he is calling it Right.

All things considered, Howard Dean is more a strategist than a politician. But in a scale of lean he might be further left than Obama ever has been.

Haven't you been saying all along that DEMs march goose-step behind Dear Leader ?

Originally Posted by MMC

BO thought he got rid of him when he was replaced as Head of the DNP.
Which this isn't the first time Dean has been out telling BO what to do. But at least he is calling it Right.