Sestak Offer - Obama's Watergate?

"The offer could be an 'impeachable' offense as it is a crime under a law signed, of all things, by President Clinton during his administration."

From OneNewsNow

By Russ Jones

Some Republicans believe the Obama administration may have broken the law in offering Democrat Joe Sestak a job in exchange for bowing out of his bid for Senate against White House-supported Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter.

The White House revealed on Friday that Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel actually had former President Bill Clinton ask Sestak last February to drop out of his race for the Democratic Senate nomination -- a race the challenger eventually won. In response, Sestak told reporters that during that telephone conversation with Clinton he declined the administration's offer for a non-paying presidential advisory position.

Following the lead of Representative Darrell Issa (R-California), Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas) says there could be inappropriate actions that need further investigation.

"It's appears that once again the White House is involved with trying to purchase in some fashion the Senate seat in Pennsylvania, like they tried to do in Illinois," says Tiahrt, a member of the House Appropriations Committee.

During an interview on Sunday, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell argued that "you need hard-knuckle politics to succeed." But Tiahrt says he is troubled with Obama's style of politics.

"...I think this is very unclear what's actually happened, and it's probably time for a full investigation," says the Kansas lawmaker. "And I'm of the opinion that, to my capability as a member of the House Appropriations Committee, we should do something to try to insist on an investigation to [determine] actually what happened here."

Appearing on Fox News over the weekend, Congressman Issa said: "The offer could be an 'impeachable' offense as it is a crime under a law signed, of all things, by President Clinton during his administration." Issa has also suggested that the controversy over the alleged job offer could be President Obama's Watergate scandal.