Saturday, February 18, 2012

Pelosi endorses Rep. Jackson for reelection

The Hill reports:
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has endorsed Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), whose reelection bid has been plagued by an ethics investigation.

Pelosi joins President Obama and several other top Democrats in their endorsement of the Chicago lawmaker as he goes up against former Democratic Rep. Debbie Halvorson (Ill.) in a fierce primary battle next month.

Though Halvorson has raised only one-fifth the amount of money that Jackson has, she has waged a relentless campaign against the incumbent lawmaker, frequently pointing to the House Ethics Committee’s ongoing investigation in an attempt to sway voters.
Trying to buy a U.S. Senate seat really doesn't bother Nancy Pelosi. What about intrepid crime fighter Patrick Fitzgerald? Doesn't the buy side of the transaction bother Fitzgerald?