Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress

[Statistikhengst]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Oh well, now he can redo his apartment in downton abbey mode during his coming out party.

There's nothing to prevent his coming out now.

True!!

 

[Ava]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good! We don't want his kind in our party. We want ethical, trustworthy men and women, only. Kind of figures he would be from Illinois.

 

[Political Junky]

Rachel Maddow will cover Aaron Schock's fall from grace on her show tonight.

 

[westwall]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good. Arrogant pricks like him should be forced to resign. Now, if he were to fly a separate aircraft to the same location as his wife was flying to...on a different aircraft.... well that would really be a waste of taxpayer dollars too.

 

[westwall]

Saw it covered on TV. This guy is nuts.
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Schock billed the federal government and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 miles on his personal car from January 2010 through July 2014. But when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe in July 2014, it had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer, according to public records obtained by POLITICO under Illinois open records laws. The documents, in other words, indicate he was reimbursed for 90,000 miles more than his car was driven.

Read more: Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses - POLITICO

Now there is something prosecutable. Go get him DOJ!

 

[Political Junky]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good. Arrogant pricks like him should be forced to resign. Now, if he were to fly a separate aircraft to the same location as his wife was flying to...on a different aircraft.... well that would really be a waste of taxpayer dollars too.

What wife would that be?

 

[Dot Com]

just saw that he didn't give Boehner a heads-up that he was resigning. Know what that means? Boehner left him to twist in the wind is prolly why. No leadership on the repub side

 

[Dot Com]

Theres something about this guy? He doesn't look like the typical anti-science/pro-polluter, rank & file GObP'er

From rising star to early retirement What brought down Aaron Schock - Yahoo News

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

At least he did the right thing in stepping down.
If he were a dem there'd be a 2 year legal battle before they were dragged kicking and screaming from office.

 

[blastoff]

Good riddance.

 

[Statistikhengst]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good! We don't want his kind in our party. We want ethical, trustworthy men and women, only. Kind of figures he would be from Illinois.

Yes, like Abraham Lincoln, eh?

What are Righties insufferably batshit crazy.

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[Statistikhengst]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good. Arrogant pricks like him should be forced to resign. Now, if he were to fly a separate aircraft to the same location as his wife was flying to...on a different aircraft.... well that would really be a waste of taxpayer dollars too.

I am getting your point. Seems on the surface to be a valid one, too. But do you know why or what for those two flights were scheduled?

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[Statistikhengst]

At least he did the right thing in stepping down.
If he were a dem there'd be a 2 year legal battle before they were dragged kicking and screaming from office.

Are you thinking of a specific case or just ranting?

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[HereWeGoAgain]

At least he did the right thing in stepping down.
If he were a dem there'd be a 2 year legal battle before they were dragged kicking and screaming from office.

Are you thinking of a specific case or just ranting?

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Pretty much covers every dem caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
It'd be easier to list the ones who actually did the right thing.

 

[Statistikhengst]

At least he did the right thing in stepping down.
If he were a dem there'd be a 2 year legal battle before they were dragged kicking and screaming from office.

Are you thinking of a specific case or just ranting?

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Pretty much covers every dem caught with their hand in the cookie jar.
It'd be easier to list the ones who actually did the right thing.

You realise that that is factually incorrect, right?

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[Synthaholic]

another teabagger bites the dust

Illinois representative Aaron Schock, a rising star who has faces several ethics inquiries into expensive trips and an elaborately decorated Downton Abbey-themed office, will resign from Congress, Politico reported on Tuesday.

Schock, a Republican who has served in the House since 2009, came under scrutiny over the last month after allegations surfaced that he had improperly used taxpayer and campaign funds on lavish activities including dinners, flights in private jets, and even concert tickets.

The final blow appeared to occur on Monday, when details surfaced of a sweetheart property deal Schock purportedly received from a group of his campaign donors. The reportclaimed that a shell company linked to Schock paid $300,000 to a political donor for a warehouse in Peoria, Illinois, and subsequently took out a $600,000 mortgage on the property from a local bank also run by Schock donors.

Other reports charged that Schock had spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on office renovations and tried to pass off as official business personal expenditures such as a private flight to a Chicago Bears football game with a software executive.

Aaron Schock says he will resign from Congress US news The Guardian

Good! We don't want his kind in our party. We want ethical, trustworthy men and women, only. Kind of figures he would be from Illinois.

^^^ Only because he was caught - the worst Right-Wing sin of all.

 

[Jackson]

Can't this man be charged with fraud?

 

[Synthaholic]

Another day, another corrupt Republican.

All of them are dirty.

It's so bad, I've had to start a thread for it:

Another Day Another Corrupt Republican US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

 

[Dot Com]

This guy is the posterboy for the House Repubs & Cotton is for the Senate.

 

[Political Junky]

In addition to his monetary dishonesty, Schock's entire time in congress was as part of "the do nothing congress". What a waste.