Questions have been swirling for months regarding Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak's remarks that he was offered a job to drop out of the race against outgoing Senator Arlen Specter (whatever party he thinks he can get reelected with, Pa.). See, the thing is, it is a felony to offer anything of value in return for him dropping out of the race. The White House, after having ducked the question for some time, has now issued a statement that Chief of Staff Rahm %"&#^ Emanual asked former President Bill Clinton to explore whether or not Sestak would drop out of the race in exchange for a prominent, unpaid advisory position with the White House. Despite being unpaid, the job has an incredible amount of intrinsic value and would likely lead to a well-paid private sector position due to the opportunities it would open. Also, the statute is broad enough to criminalize the promise of "any benefit". Luckily, President Clinton is already a disbarred, impeached, felon, so he really can't take too much of a hit here (speaking of which, the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, was also disbarred...ah the ethics). That the White House admits Rahm Emmanuel was involved makes it clear the President was involved, as the Chief of Staff isn't going to just run off on his own. The only question left in my mind is: will this lead to impeachment? I can only hope so, if for no other reason than to see Joe Biden have to give speeches on a regular basis. Dan Quayle would appear downright scholarly by comparison.
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