Loyalty. Doesn’t it mean anything anymore?
Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) has gone out of his way to make life better for his chosen successor, Joy Padgett. When he announced that he would not seek reelection, he endorsed the Ohio state senator to follow in his footsteps. And when he agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts last Wednesday, he delayed the announcement delayed until Friday so as not to affect Padgett’s chances in the special election to replace him as the Republican nominee in his district. (Padgett won handily.)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=182469