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Jesse Jr. Resigns
Topic Started: Nov 22 2012, 12:50 AM (305 Views)
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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. submits letter of resignation, says spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner

CHICAGO -- A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he has received letter of resignation from Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

Boehner's spokesman Michael Steel confirmed his office had received a letter of resignation from Jackson but did not comment further.

Jackson, 47, disappeared in June, and it was later revealed that he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar disorder and gastrointestinal issues.

He returned to his Washington home in September, but went back to the clinic the next month, with his father saying his son had not yet "regained his balance."

He left the clinic a second time earlier this month.

JESSE JACKSON JR. RE-ELECTED AND ON MEDICAL LEAVE

His return to the clinic in October came amid reports that he faced a new federal investigation into potential misuse of campaign funds.

The Chicago Sun-Times first reported the probe, citing anonymous sources.

An FBI spokesman in Washington, Andrew Ames, has told The Associated Press he could neither confirm nor deny the existence of a federal investigation into Jackson.

Jackson was easily re-elected on Nov. 6 representing his heavily-Democratic district, even though his only communication with voters was a robocall asking them for patience.

He spent election night at the Mayo Clinic, but later issued a statement thanking his supporters and saying he was waiting for his doctors' OK before he could "continue to be the progressive fighter" they'd known for years.

Jackson, whose father is the Rev. Jesse Jackson, took office in 1995 after winning a special election in a landslide. Voters in the district have said Jackson's family name and attention to local issues have been the reasons for their support.

He's easily won every election since taking office and brought home close to $1 billion in federal money for his district during his tenure.

He began his career in Washington with a star power that set him apart from his hundreds of House colleagues. But his resignation ends a once-promising political career that was tarnished by unproven allegations that he was involved in discussions about raising campaign funds for imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for an appointment to President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.

The House Ethics Committee is investigating reports of those allegation, which Jackson has denied.

After the allegations surfaced, he cut back drastically on his number of public appearances and interviews. Blagojevich is now imprisoned on corruption charges that accused him of trying to sell the seat, among other things.

The timing of Jackson's leave and the way it was handled also has invited scrutiny. Jackson's leave was announced just after a former fundraiser connected to the Blagojevich allegations was arrested on unrelated medical fraud charges.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, now has five days to schedule an election to replace Jackson, and the election must be held within 115 days, according to election officials.

The vacancy left by Jackson's departure creates a rare opportunity for someone else to represent his district, which is made up of South Side Chicago neighborhoods, several southern suburbs and some rural areas. Even this year, when Jackson was absent during the crucial final months of campaigning, he easily defeated two challengers on the ballot, Republican college professor Brian Woodworth and Independent postal worker Marcus Lewis.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/jesse-jackson-jr-submits-letter-resignation-article-1.1205830#ixzz2CvLKx4q2
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I wish him the best.
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Nov 22 2012, 01:07 AM
I wish him the best.
I'm sure he appreciates that coming from Mr. Republican. :'(
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What a waste... He could have gone on to great things in politics. I don't think he would have ever been president.
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Nov 22 2012, 01:07 AM
I wish him the best.
Do you really......He's a Democrat you know AND He's black too.
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I suppose, that "MAL" will say the WHITE RACISTS are responsible! See folks, "MAL" is a dyed in the wool democRAT that an unshakable faith in the democRAT Party! Right now, he is searching for a bullshitting excuse of why "Lil Jesse" is resigning! :D
As "MAL" would say,"hit bees racccism, dat whut hit bees!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

The full story

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-brother-rep-jackson-to-announce-resignation-20121121,0,7256640,full.story

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Jackson's downfall represents perhaps the last major political casualty in the long-running corruption scandal that sent former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to prison in March on charges he tried to sell the Senate seat of President Barack Obama.

Jackson's political star was on the rise until allegations surfaced in late 2008 that his supporters offered to raise as much as $6 million for Blagojevich in return for the governor appointing him to the Senate seat vacated by the president-elect. Though Jackson was never charged in that case, a House ethics panel investigation into his actions was ultimately eclipsed by a federal criminal probe based in Washington, D.C., into alleged misuse of campaign dollars.


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Jackson formed a political tag-team with his wife, Ald. Sandi Jackson, 7th, who over the years has received hundreds of thousands of dollars as a paid political consultant to her husband. Despite her role on the City Council, the couple maintained an upscale home in Washington and sent their children to school there. Sandi Jackson has refused to discuss her husband's political future or the investigation into his campaign spending. She could not immediately be reached for comment Wednesday.


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Ald. Carrie Austin, 34th, whose far South Side ward is in Jackson's district, said she wasn't surprised Jackson stepped down but was disappointed with him for misleading his constituents.

"He's lost the love and concern of the residents in his district," Austin said. "We gave him the benefit of the doubt because of his sickness, and it didn't have anything to do with that."


LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON, AN ACORN DOESN'T FALL TOO FAR FROM THE TREE!
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Whozthatgurl
Nov 22 2012, 12:56 PM
What a waste... He could have gone on to great things in politics. I don't think he would have ever been president.
Truthfully I never thought he made a good politician and I think he finally realized it too. He followed his father's footsteps. Most of the shit he got was based on his name only. He was somewhat forced into this shit. No sane person wants to be a politician and no sane family wants to make a damn family career out of politics. You can usually tell politicians who had family members in politics vice those who don't. Those who don't allow their humanity to show through at various times with burst of emotions. Those who do look like damn planks of wood and use "my friend" way too fucking much.
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