Monday, May 21, 2007

CREW: Right-wing blog 'declares war' on GOP over Calvert appointment



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This is a copy of Rep. Ken Calvert's police report in 1993 of his 'indiscretion' with the prostitute. The Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper went to court to force the Corona police to release the police report in 1993.


From the CREW:

WASHINGTON - Rep. Ken Calvert's ascension to the House Appropriations Committee has drawn fire in recent days, and not just from political opponents.

On Tuesday, Calvert fired back.

Redstate, a popular conservative blog, has "declared war" on Republican leadership over Calvert's assignment to the panel that controls federal spending.


Calvert, R-Corona, replaced Rep. John Doolittle, R-Rocklin, who stepped down last month amid an FBI probe. The decision was a mistake considering that the FBI looked into Calvert's own finances last year following questions about a land deal, Redstate Chief Executive Erick Erickson said.


In an interview Tuesday, Calvert denied any wrongdoing and called the criticism a distraction, namely from attempts to reach an accord with Democrats over the proposed supplemental spending bill, which includes funding for the war in Iraq.


The seven-term representative, who has never been accused by authorities of any wrongdoing with regard to the land deals, said he is well-versed on proper ethics and congressional rules.

And this is interesting about Calvert:

On Sept. 11, 1998, he told the Riverside Press-Enterprise, “We can forgive the actions, but we cannot forget what has occurred.” Calvert was talking about Former President Bill Clinton’s indiscretions. A pot calling a kettle black!

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