Report: Obama offered Pete King Ireland ambassadorship

[babylonsister]

A for effort! :D

http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/06/16/report-obama-offered-pete-king-ireland-ambassadorship/

Report: Obama offered Pete King Ireland ambassadorship
@ 10:57 am by Jeremy P. Jacobs


In an apparent effort to unseat yet another Republican in New York, President Obama approached Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) about an ambassadorship to Ireland, the New York Daily News reports.

From the Daily News:

King chose to remain in Congress despite the Democrats' desire to wipe out all the Republican members of Congress in the Northeast.

"I'm shocked {King} didn't pursue it," said an inside source. "He loves Ireland almost as much as he loves the U.S."

Obama in effect reduced New York's House Republican delegation to just two earlier this month when he nominated Rep. John McHugh (R) to be secretary of the army. Only King and Rep. Chris Lee (R) remain in New York's 29 member House caucus.

Democrats have also recently ramped up their attacks on King, insisting that the Long Island Republican is vulnerable. King dismissed the attacks as a "waste of money" in an interview with The Hill.

[Renew Deal]

1. We'd be bombing Ireland by the end of the week with King around.

:nuke:

[Jackeens]

2. ** gulp **

But our army is ready, just in case:



Note: this is our army

[alsame]

3. He's going to run for the Senate, Gillibrand's seat. He's a major

wingnut - I don't want him in Ireland OR in Congress.

[Cha]

4. Really..from what I seen and heard of

peter king on my tv(first of all I was hoping it wasn't that pete king-ugh)..he's an asshole of the first order.

I don't want him representing the US to Ireland.

[incapsulated]

5. I hate him, too, but...

If it got him out of congress I would take it.

[LiberalFighter]

6. How about offering an ambassadorship to Mark Souder in Columbia or the Netherlands?

Columbia because of the drugs. The Netherlands because of his interest in windmills.

Then maybe he will get hooked on drugs in Columbia or get stuck on one of the sails like in Don Quixote.