Obama regime admits to offering Colorado Democrat Andrew Romanoff a job to get out of Senate race

obamafacepalmAnother day, another Obama scandal. Though the Andrew Romanoff job offer scandal has been largely ignored by the media up until now, it’s getting to the point where they can’t anymore. In the wake of the Joe Sestak scandal, an unnamed Obama regime official has admited to the AP that there was a job offer for former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff last year in hopes he would forgo a challenge to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet.

These officials declined to specify the job that was floated or the name of the administration official who approached Romanoff, and said no formal offer was ever made. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not cleared to discuss private conversations.

The episode follows a similar controversy in Pennsylvania, where the White House last year turned to former President Bill Clinton to suggest Rep. Joe Sestak back out of another primary in favor of an unpaid position on a federal advisory board.

Sestak declined the offer and defeated Sen. Arlen Specter late last month in the Democratic primary after disclosing the job discussions and highlighting it as evidence of his anti-establishment political credentials. He said last week he rejected Clinton’s feeler in less than a minute.

Last Friday, an embarrassed White House acknowledged enlisting Clinton as a go-between to ease out Sestak. The revelations of a possible political trade called into question President Barack Obama’s repeated promises to run an open government that was above back room deals.

Unlike Sestak, Romanoff has ducked questions on the subject, and it was not clear how long his discussions with administration officials lasted.

Romanoff had sought appointment to the Senate seat that eventually went to Bennet, publicly griped he had been passed over and then discussed possible appointment possibilities inside the administration, one of the officials said.

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June 2, 2010 · Filed Under Andrew Romanoff, Corruption, Democrats


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