Rep. Vance McAllister (R-LA), the congressman who was caught in April on tape kissing a female staffer who was not his wife, said Monday that he will “absolutely” run for re-election, moving forward a previous statement he made where he said he might not retire from Congress.
McAllister said he would “absolutely” run for re-election in an interview on the Moon Griffin radio show on Monday.
“We spent the weekend trying to make sure this was exactly right for us and the family. It’s taken a lot of hard praying,” McAllister said. “A lot of making sure that we’re ready to put ourselves out there because —look we know what it is. Welcome to politics 101. I got welcomed in like no other.”
McAllister is the congressman who was taped kissing a staffer that was not his wife. After the tape leaked he said he would not seek re-election.
When he began hinting that he might not retire from Congress McAllister said there was “overwhelming support asking me to reconsider.”
McAllister’s office later on Monday released a formal statement on his announcement:
Today, after consulting with my wife and family, I have made a decision to run for re-election for the 5th Congressional District. Without a doubt this decision comes after much thought and prayer. This district has been home to me and my family all of my life. I know the needs of this congressional district very well. I also know that this district needs a strong, conservative voice in congress. I plan to continue to stand up for our veterans, bring common sense solutions to our nation’s problems and most importantly I will fight to get our fiscal house back in order.
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“Can you trust McAllister to keep trust with you, when he can’t even keep trust with his wife?”
Man, the ads just write themselves.
The money is just too good to pass up he and his wife agreed. Screw family values!!
And here we thought the entertainment was over on the Mosquito Coast.
Did G-d give Vance a pass? Or did Vance tell HIm he was going to give him one?
I guess because running a Subway shop and promoting wrestling isn’t as glamorous as a steady Congressional check, my money’s on him and the wife body-slamming the Almighty
Oh fuck your “praying”, and fuck your “consulting with the family” bullshit.
You didn’t pray for shit, and your “consultation” consisted of you telling your wife “b**ch, I’m going to do it and you’re going to listen and obey”.
What you REALLY did in this intermediate period was, go 'round to the regular donors and PACs and make sure they’d still avail themselves of your well-used rectum in return for the cash to finance your “comeback” tour.
It was all about “will PAC-massah pay me to run again?”, and nothing else.