Democrat sex scandal rocks House
You'd think people would be smarter than this.... Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL), the man who replaced Republican Mark Foley after his scandal involving messages to pages, is now himself implicated in a sex scandal.
For the second consecutive election year, West Palm Beach has produced a potentially devastating Congressional sex scandal - but this one involves a Democrat.
ABC News reported Monday that Rep. Tim Mahoney - the Florida Democrat who replaced disgraced Republican Mark Foley in 2006 - paid $121,000 to a staffer with whom he had an affair. The news gives Republicans a desperately needed new line of attack just three weeks before Election Day.
Mahoney, 52, paid former staffer Patricia Allen $61,000 - plus $60,000 in legal fees - after she threatened to sue him for sexual harassment and intimidation, the network reported, citing unnamed Mahoney staffers and Allen’s legal papers.
So...you're replacing someone after scandal. Do you A) redouble your efforts to be ethical, knowing you'll be under extra scrutiny or B) dive right into a sex scandal, figuring you are immune since you are a Democrat.
You'd think that would be enough for people in that district to finally vote a third party into power!
For the second consecutive election year, West Palm Beach has produced a potentially devastating Congressional sex scandal - but this one involves a Democrat.
ABC News reported Monday that Rep. Tim Mahoney - the Florida Democrat who replaced disgraced Republican Mark Foley in 2006 - paid $121,000 to a staffer with whom he had an affair. The news gives Republicans a desperately needed new line of attack just three weeks before Election Day.
Mahoney, 52, paid former staffer Patricia Allen $61,000 - plus $60,000 in legal fees - after she threatened to sue him for sexual harassment and intimidation, the network reported, citing unnamed Mahoney staffers and Allen’s legal papers.
So...you're replacing someone after scandal. Do you A) redouble your efforts to be ethical, knowing you'll be under extra scrutiny or B) dive right into a sex scandal, figuring you are immune since you are a Democrat.
You'd think that would be enough for people in that district to finally vote a third party into power!