Ensigns parents paid 96k to his mistress and family, page 1
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Topic started on 10-7-2009 @ 12:15 AM by Southern Guardian
You know this guy was on the way to sinking out of attention after the revelation of his affair with a staffer.... yet it appears that aint the ending of it... the hole goes deeper:

Sen. John Ensign's parents shelled out big bucks to pay off their son's mistress, the latest twist in an unfolding scandal that has upended the political career of the one-time rising GOP star.

The scandal has also touched Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), another prominent conservative, who revealed that he had confronted Ensign about the affair and urged him to end it, but says he will refuse to divulge any conversations with Ensign — even under inquiry from ethics investigators.

On Thursday, Ensign's attorney said that the senator's parents gave Doug Hampton, Cynthia Hampton and their two children gifts worth $96,000 in the form of a check. The attorney, Paul Coggins, said that each gift was limited to $12,000 and "complied with tax rules governing gifts."


www.politico.com...

It seems to me more like hush money than mere "gifts". What is behind the mentality of this? wasnt the affair enough...? especially regarding the husband is also a staffer of yours, and then your putting the womans 19year old son on the payroll and now its hush money.... ??eally now. Wasnt the affair enough? If this was an merely an affair that didnt go so deep this guy would be a one day news source.

Ensign and Sanford to name the most recent shockers... (excluding Palin as she is in a league of her own). Im just waiting for whats coming next.

Personally I dont think however that an affair or his parents paying 96 grand is enough for impeachment, because its got nothing to do with tax payer money, however ensigns stunt in putting the mistresses 19year old son on the payroll as an advisor should be enough for an impeachable offence. As for the SC republicans "hand smacking" of Sanford, well yes he didnt do anything impeachable, I say let the voters deal with him come 2010, however its amazing when you realize where these folks were during the Clinton affair.

[edit on 10-7-2009 by Southern Guardian]


reply posted on 12-7-2009 @ 09:26 PM by desert
reply to post by Sestias



......C Street...

Thanks, Sestias, now I won't sleep tonight!!

What's really sad is that for all the years this has been building up in the GOP, because of the forced lock step, "punish members who don't tow the party line", mentality of the party, those moderates who should have spoken up couldn't or wouldn't. Moderates haven't been listened to at the national level since 1980.

Elected members/party pundits left in the party who are seen on national tv are what used to be called extreme right, if not downright "kooky".

[edit on 12-7-2009 by desert]
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