Interesting news coming out of Pennsylvania — Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) revealed that the Obama administration offered him a federal job in exchange for him not challenging Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA) in the Democrat primary:
The disclosure came during an afternoon taping of Larry Kane: Voice of Reason, a Sunday news-analysis show on the Comcast Network. Sestak would not elaborate on the circumstances and seemed chagrined after blurting out “yes” to veteran news anchor Kane’s direct question.
“Was it secretary of the Navy?” Kane asked.
“No comment,” Sestak said.
“Was it [the job] high-ranking?” Kane asked. Sestak said yes, but added that he would “never leave” the Senate race for a deal.
Bad news for the president. Bad news for Rep. Sestak. And worse news for Sen. Arlen Specter. This is absolutely embarrassing for Specter who’s painted as an unelectable turn-coat candidate that needed favors from his boss. How sad.
The White House denied Sestak’s claims, of course. But Sestak shared more details:
After yesterday’s taping, Sestak said he recalled the White House offer coming in July, as he was preparing to formally announce his Senate candidacy in August. He declined to identify who spoke to him or the job under discussion. Sestak also would not say whether the person who approached him worked for the administration or was an intermediary for the offer.
“I’m not going to say who or how and what was offered,” Sestak said in an interview. “I don’t feel it’s appropriate to go beyond what I said,” because the conversation was confidential.
Don’t you just love how this administration does things to get what it wants?
