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No Vested Interest

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17. That's two losers in very short order for the same Congressional district.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2014, 10:06 PM

Jul 2014

Rep. Trey Radel resigned earlier this year when he was caught buying cocaine in a drug sting.

The district represent Ft. Myers and Naples, FL - a rather affluent area of the state.
You'd think the voters - very Republican and retired - would be smarter than to elect these two.

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Lawmaker sorry he mistook US officials as Indian [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2014 OP

got caught with his assumptions showing.... mike_c Jul 2014 #1

He must have a horrible staff dsc Jul 2014 #2

Brags about himself and blames his staff all in less than 30 words. Brilliant! CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #3

John Oliver LittleGirl Jul 2014 #4

I'll BET he's sorry! elleng Jul 2014 #5

Exactly what I was thinking. truebluegreen Jul 2014 #11

And he ended his comment to them with, "Can *I* have that?" He tblue37 Jul 2014 #22

I did love the reactions truebluegreen Jul 2014 #29

''I made a mistake in speaking before being fully briefed and I apologize.'' DeSwiss Jul 2014 #6

Bozo should stick with making aluminum wheels Submariner Jul 2014 #7

And it's in the New Zealand Herald Turbineguy Jul 2014 #8

Isn't that "morans"? n/t VA_Jill Jul 2014 #10

Good, we are a badly broken country, we have people in positions of power randys1 Jul 2014 #26

As we used to say in east TN VA_Jill Jul 2014 #9

Stealing that one. zonkers Jul 2014 #14

...newest member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. pinto Jul 2014 #12

Like Michele Bachmann on the Intelligence Committee. Who says tblue37 Jul 2014 #23

his "Macaca" moment n/t riverwalker Jul 2014 #13

I always wondered if it was possible to be more clueless than Sarah Palin Zambero Jul 2014 #15

It's not his staff's fault the fool can neither read nor listen! Divernan Jul 2014 #16

That's two losers in very short order for the same Congressional district. No Vested Interest Jul 2014 #17

False notions swilton Jul 2014 #20

Here's another great freshman GOP House Member acts like an ass story. Divernan Jul 2014 #18

I remember that offense by ms. hart heaven05 Jul 2014 #28

I had occasion to work with her when she was in the PA Senate. Divernan Jul 2014 #30

Truly Bachmann-esque. mac56 Jul 2014 #19

Airball? Try flagrant foul, you monumental asshole alcibiades_mystery Jul 2014 #21

More like a... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author valerief Jul 2014 #25

I blame the voters only heaven05 Jul 2014 #27