"STAFFER F" - Re: Judd Gregg dropping out -a contact suggests this connection to the Abramoff probe

[kpete]

Staffer F. Re: Judd Gregg dropping out, a contact suggests this connection to the Abramoff probe and staffer "F" in the Abramoff indictment are more decisive explainer:

A former top staff member to Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), who is President Obama's choice to be commerce secretary, has come under the scrutiny of federal prosecutors investigating the Jack Abramoff gifts-for-favors scandal, according to public records and sources.

Kevin Koonce, 37, who served as Gregg's legislative director and counsel for two years until 2004, is referenced, though not by name, in a plea deal outlined in court papers filed last week, according to people familiar with the circumstances of the events described in the documents.

In the filing, Koonce is "Staffer F," said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is still under investigation, and is described as allegedly accepting more than $10,000 in tickets, meals and drinks in exchange for official actions by the Senate office that were favorable to Abramoff's lobbying clients.

http://www.warandpiece.com/blogdirs/008924.html

[WI_DEM]

1. In the long run being rid of Gregg will be way for the best.

[Riverman]

2. Bingo! Gregg is also unpatriotic! When the President Calls

To ask for help with serving the country, historically, almost all prospective appointees, express that view that you can't say no to the President in sacrificing self-interest to serve the Country. Gregg in his press conference, keep using the phrase to the effect that "the appointment was not good for me" "Not a good fit for me." "I would have to not be myself." Typicall self-serving Anti-American sentiment. Hey Gregg, on the way out, don't let the door hit ya, where the lord split ya! You slimy republican - slither back to your toxic waste pool! Be Gone!

[Old and In the Way]

3. He lobbied Reid for the job.

Gregg wanted the slot...you can't tell me he didn't already understand the stimulus package when he accepted. I think its the combination of the Abramoff scandal and the Republican Party that pushed him to remove himself. Typical Republican, he didn't even have the class to let Obama know before he announced his decision. Whadda dickhead.