Menendez is about to find out who his friends in Washington really are
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 27, 2012: Sen. Robert Menendez speaks in Sayreville, N.J. (AP)
If Sen. Robert Menendez is half as smart as he thinks he is, he’ll follow Harry Truman’s advice that, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”
Menendez stands accused of going to the Dominican Republic to bed prostitutes, some underage. He got there via a contributor’s private jet, and he seems to have used his Senate position to help that contributor in a business deal.
Although he belatedly coughed up nearly $60,000 for the flights when the FBI started nosing around, the Jersey Democrat insists he’s as pure as the driven snow. But he ought to be looking for a Rover if Harry Reid is the kind of friend he has.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The majority leader said nice things about Menendez on TV, and the headlines said he backed his colleague. But Reid ended his defense this way:
“I have confidence he did nothing wrong, but that’s what investigations are all about.”
Woof, woof.
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