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More Top Democrats Call For Weiner To Go, But Casey Silently Clings To Weiner’s Campaign Cash

As even more of his fellow Washington Democrats join Republican calls for disgraced U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) resignation, liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) apparently disagrees, and is instead remaining silent and refusing to divest himself of the $1,000 in cash he took from Weiner to bankroll his campaign.

Notably, while Casey holds on to the campaign money he took from Weiner, other beneficiaries of Weiner’s largesse have dumped their tainted cash, including U.S. Reps. Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Betty Sutton (D-OH), Tim Walz (D-MN), and a growing list of others.

Additionally, according to Politico, a growing list of top Democrats – including former DNC Chairmen Tim Kaine and Ed Rendell, U.S. Senators Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR), and U.S. Reps. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Mike Ross (D-AR), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), Michael Michaud (D-ME) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) – are all calling for Weiner to resign.

“His fellow Washington Democrats are dumping the campaign cash they took from Anthony Weiner, so why is Bob Casey not doing the same?  If Casey really thinks it’s acceptable for him to cling to the money he took from his friend Anthony Weiner, he should at least tell Pennsylvanians why he feels so strongly about that.” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond.

Background Information:

Anthony Weiner’s Campaign Committee Donated $1,000 To Bob Casey On 7/19/05. (FEC Website, http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/can_com/H8NY09091, Accessed 6.6.11)

 

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