Jefferson Wins Reelection
William Jefferson, he of the large amount of cash stuffed inside his freezer has been reelected to Congress in a runoff election in Louisiana.
Louisiana's 2nd District was one of the nation's last unresolved midterm races, and the runoff election put Jefferson in danger of becoming the only Democratic incumbent to lose this election year.
In her concession speech, Carter embraced family members and pledged to work with Jefferson, particularly on the area's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
"I guess the people are happy with the status quo," she said.
Jefferson, Louisiana's first black congressman since Reconstruction, has been the target of a wide-ranging investigation into allegations that he took bribes — including $90,000 allegedly found in his freezer during an FBI raid — from a company seeking lucrative contracts in the Nigerian telecommunications market. He has not been charged with any crime and denies any wrongdoing.
Yes, he has not been charged. But his reelection will make Nancy Pelosi's pledge to clean things up that much more difficult. The public knows that there is no legitimate reason to keep $90,000 in a freezer. And the public now sees this man returning to Congress. Meet the new boss.
UPDATE: There is a certain amount of bipartisanship out in the blogospere about this today. It is, frankly, refreshing. There are some major left leaning blogs decrying this as well as a chorus of voices on the right.
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