Who Offered Sestak the Bribe?

in Political by Bill Hadala — June 6, 2010 at 10:00 pm | 0 comments

May 31, 2010 - The Political Moo

During the past few weeks the political world has been screaming on both sides about one person. Joe Sestak. If the situation was not so serious it could become the next version of popular game Clue. Who offered Sestak the bribe? Was it the President, the Chief of Staff, the former President, the Candlestick Maker? Seriously. Right now though, all eyes are on the White House, and former President Bill Clinton.

As the story goes this week, Bill Clinton was asked by Raum Emanual, Obama’s Chief of Staff to offer Sestak a job if he would stay in Congress and not run for Senate. Speculations for why the administration would want this, run the gambit, but popular opinion say it has to do with losing another seat in congress for the Dems, and possibly, but not likely, a Republican takeover of that branch of government.

So Bill Clinton made at least one phone call. The While House says it was a series of phone calls and meetings. Yes, the hot water keeps on boiling, but Sestak refused the job. It supposedly wasn’t a paying one anyway.  What fun is that?

The question is Why Bill Clinton? Is this story true? Why not just call up Sestak on their own? Did the Whitehouse do it to cover something up, to try to get around the law? It is against the law to offer someone a bribe for political gain? However, even using Bill Clinton does not get the administration out of hot water. If Emanual asked Clinton to do it, then it was still at the request of the White House. Which brings us back to the original question. What really happened because the White House staff had to know all of this? Unless of course they just thought they wouldn’t get caught. Next question. Why did it take them ten weeks to come up with this answer if it was as clear and simple as Bill Clinton did it?

It is very curious. Is it as important as the wars we are fighting overseas? Or North Korea? Or the border situation? Probably not, but then again, it is a matter of integrity, and a matter of transparency that we are entitled to, and that is the political moo for today.

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