Dante once said that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those
who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality.
-- John F. Kennedy

Friday, February 15, 2008

Another black eye for a "Family Values" politician?

Arizona Congressman John Shadegg announced this week that he would not be running for another term this November. It was a surprise announcement and it prompted more than 130 House Republicans to sign a letter to Shadegg asking him to reconsider. So, as he mulls over his options, some people in Arizona (fellow Republicans?) are trying to make sure he spurns their pleas and stays out of the race by sharing dirt on the randy representative. This comes from a book by John L. Jackley's called Below The Beltway and was featured in the blog Down with Tyranny:

The brief part about Shadegg, however, is deadly ... It details the adultery, sex, and violence scandal that Shadegg-- and even more so an enraged Mrs. Shadegg-- do not want to come to light and is exactly why he retired and won't be running for re-election to Congress, nor for poor old McCain's Senate seat. Republican officials in Phoenix aren't talking about anything else today but this:

Read the sordid details here!


Gee, I wonder why the Arizona Republic hasn't written much about this? Hello Phoenix New Times?

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