(Busby is taking a stand against the ethical violations of both parties. – promoted by SFBrianCL)
(cross-posted on daily kos)
I love this and it damn well better get some play in the press. This is a great example of Busby continuing to stand up for ethics, no matter which party the accused politician is a member of.
Hotline has the goods:
CA 50 Dem candidate Francine Busby (D) today endorsed an ethical standard that Beltway Dems have so far found unpalatable.
Busby, in a statement, “called on Representative William Jefferson (D-LA) to resign immediately from Congress.”
Busby:
“Americans deserve the highest standard of ethical conduct from our members of Congress. We must fight corruption in both parties to make Congress work for the people of this country. Mr. Jefferson should do what is in the best interest of the people of his district and resign from Congress immediately.”
Busby, of course, is a candidate in the June 6 special election to replace ex-Rep. Duke Cunningham (R). VP Cheney today hosted a fundraiser for ex-Rep. Brian Bilbray (R), who is running neck-and-neck with Busby (if polls and the NRCC’s IE expenditures are to be tea-leaved) in this SoCal Republican district.
The press release is not up on Busby’s website yet. Other than calling in talk radio in the area and spreading this in the blogs I am not sure what all else we can do to play this up.
As always, don’t forget to send some turkee to Busby, let’s help Francine make up for Cheney’s fundraiser. Volunteer here.