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Ensign Defiant
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty Nevada Senator won't resign , plans to run for reelection in 2012.
Ensign Says He'll Seek Re-Election
TPM Election Central —
... Ensign told the Las Vegas Sun he's been getting emails and phone calls from supporters urging him to stay put. Those supporters, he said, include senators on both sides of Senate leadership. ...
Ensign Doubles Down
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Despite new questions about financial dealings with the family of the woman with whom he admitted having an affair, Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) told the Las Vegas Sun that he not only won't resign, but plans to run for re-election in 2012. When asked Monday whether he had any thoughts about stepping down, Ensign said his supporters are sending one message: “They say, ‘Don't.' ” “I fully plan on running for reelection,” Ensign said late Monday evening. “I'm going to work to earn their respect back.” The two-term Republican senator was back on offense Monday, saying his support is ...
Ensign Will Not Resign
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said "that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents' payout to the woman's family, he plans to seek reelection when his term is up in 2012," the Las Vegas Sun reports. ...
This is Excellent News For John McCain!
Balloon Juice —
Family values will be a fun campaign issue in 2012:
Republican Sen. John Ensign said Monday that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents’ payout to the woman’s family, he plans to seek reelection when his term is up in 2012.
Ensign told the Las Vegas Sun he has received calls and e-mails of encouragement from supporters both in Nevada and Washington.
When asked Monday whether he had any thoughts about stepping down, Ensign said his supporters are sending one message: ...
Ensign plans to run for re-election
News —
... Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has no plans to step down and intends to run for re-election in 2012, the Nevada Republican told the Las Vegas Sun yesterday. Ensign said he's gotten calls and emails from supporters encouraging him to stay in the Senate despite the messy scandal surrounding his affair with a former staffer. When asked Monday whether he had any thoughts about stepping down, Ensign said his supporters are sending one message: "They say, 'Don't.'" "I fully plan on running for reelection," Ensign said late Monday evening. "I'm going to work to earn their respect back." ...
Ensign Will Run for Reelection
Booman Tribune —
Sen. John Ensign is not only not resigning but he plans to run for reelection. There is a strange lack of shame that accompanies the Republicans' paternal moralizing. It seems there is almost nothing a Republican can do, either legally or personally, that disqualifies them from office or takes away their right to sit in smug judgment of others. I'm glad that Ensign is going to run for reelection because he will provide a natural rebuke to every thing the Republicans try to say about personal morality for the next four years. It will also force the RNSC to spend millions on ...
Did Reid Urge Ensign To Keep His Senate Seat?
TPM Election Central —
... on yesterday's Las Vegas Sun report on Ensign's intent to run for re-election in 2012. This part of the story caught our eye: ...
Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
TUESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * Despite being utterly humiliated by a sex scandal, Sen. John Ensign (R) of Nevada said yesterday that he will not only ignore calls for his resignation, but will also seek re-election in 2012. He added that he intends to "work to earn" voters' respect. * A ...
Ensign Will Not Resign, Will Run Again
The Political Carnival —
... Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) said "that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents' payout to the woman's family, he plans to seek reelection when his term is up in 2012," the Las Vegas Sun reports. ...
IOKIYAR, The Never Ending Series
WTF Is It Now?!? —
The Clenis got a blowjob and almost destroyed the Republic, but this is totally different: Republican Sen. John Ensign said Monday that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents’ payout to the woman’s family, he plans to seek reelection when his term is up in 2012. No doubt he'll run on the family values platform. He's obviously a man who cares about families. Not his own, obviously, but, you know, the family of his mistress. Asking Mommy and Daddy to help with the bribe just makes it all more ...
NV-Sen: Ensign Doubles Down
Daily Kos —
Well, this one goes out to all of you who were convinced that John Ensign was on the brink of resignation: Republican Sen. John Ensign said Monday that not only does he have no intention of resigning in light of his affair and his parents’ payout to the woman’s family, he plans to seek reelection when his term is up in 2012. In another interesting nugget, the Sun article says that Ensign claims that he has received supportive comments from those "on both sides" of the Senate leadership. This stands in a bit of ...
McConnell declines to offer support for Ensign’s re-election campaign.
Think Progress —
... Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) told the Las Vegas Sun yesterday that, despite admitting an extramarital affair with a staffer and that his parents paid the woman and her family nearly $100,000 in hush money, he would not be resigning his seat and will be running for re-election in 2012. According to the Sun, Ensign said “his support is coming from his fellow senators as well as those ‘on both sides’ of Senate leadership.” However, it appears that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not part of that group. Today during a press conference on ...
Mitch McConnell won't offer support for Ensign’s re-election + bonus Rachel Maddow C Street VIDEO!
The Political Carnival —
... [...] Ensign said “his support is coming from his fellow senators as well as those ‘on both sides’ of Senate leadership.” However, it appears that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is not part of that group. Today during a press conference on Capitol Hill, he ...
Early Word: In 1,018 Pages, Health Care Reform
The Caucus —
... and that he believed the issue was best left to the states. “I personally support people doing what they want to do,” Mr. Clinton said. With his latest comments, the former president becomes the highest-profile Democrat to come out in favor of not just civil unions, but full-fledged gay marriage. Ensign : The Las Vegas Sun reports that Senator John Ensign –last in the news when it was revealed that the Nevada Republican’s parents gave $96,000 to the family of his mistress — will seek election to a third term in 2012. On the Hill : On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce, Science ...
It looks like we'll still have John Ensign to kick around some more
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings Good new for Democrats, I suppose. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada -- he with the mistress and the cuckolded husband on his staff, he with the parents paying the mistress off, etc. -- has announced that he has no intention of resigning and will run for re-election in 2012. Let the "breathtaking hypocrisy" continue! ...
Republican Party Continues Disintegrating. AND: Billo blows a gasket
DownWithTyranny! —
... John Ensign told the Las Vegas Sun that he has not only decided not to resign but that he intends to run for re-election. “I’m going to work to earn their respect back," he said of Nevadans who were appalled by his ...
John Ensign, Hypocrite Extraordinaire, to Run for Re-Election
The Moderate Voice —
Good news for Democrats, I suppose.
Sen. John Ensign of Nevada — he with the mistress and the cuckolded husband on his staff, he with the parents paying the mistress off, etc. — has announced that he has no intention of resigning and will run for re-election in 2012.
Let the “breathtaking hypocrisy” continue!
(Cross-posted from The Reaction.)
EDITOR’s NOTE: This post was supposed to go up on July 15 but due to a technical glitch it failed to appear.
