Hank Johnson: Big Spender
- Posted by Justin Higgins on April 2nd, 2008 in
Hank Johnson (D-GA) spent quite a bit of money paying the rent for his campaign headquarters. His rent was so large, that I suggest he go after his landlord for price gouging. The problem is, he is his landlord, and he's the one charging himself a huge sum of cash. The Majority Accountability Project has done some research and chronicles the ethically-shady move:
U.S. Representative Henry “Hank” Johnson, D-GA, pays more in rent for his campaign office than any other member of Georgia’s Congressional delegation, including the Peach state’s two U.S. Senators - a distinction made more dubious by the fact Johnson’s landlord is the law firm that bears his name.
A Majority Accountability Project (majorityap.com) review of the freshman Democrat’s financial disclosure forms, filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), found that Johnson began paying Johnson and Johnson Law Group in Decatur, GA, $1500 a month in “rent for campaign headquarters” in April, 2007. Johnson practiced civil and criminal law at Johnson and Johnson for more than 30 years, where he was a partner with his wife, Mereda Davis Johnson.
A search of business records in the state of Georgia revealed that Johnson and Johnson Law Group was dissolved October 17, 2007, but Johnson again paid the firm a month later.
Johnson's using funds from his campaign, funds contributed by average folks, to line his own pockets. Johnson replaced Democrat Cynthia McKinney, and it's not looking like his ethics are any better. Culture of Corruption?
Pro-Amnesty, no fake!
-Ol' Johnny Boy isn't going to tell all his contributers that the fed-u-ral gov'mant will now have to arrest or deport their nannies, grounds keepers, fruit pickers and construction workers.
They would be pretty pissed.
There was a time when one of
There was a time when one of your post (like this one) would've generated just heaps of hate posts. How I yearn for simpler more hate filled times.
sigh.
BTW McCain is Pro Amnesty!
Two Way Street
Justin,
I agree with you that there is a pervasive level of corruption and greed among our politicians. If the accusations against Johnson are true then he certainly deserves criticism. However, it is naive to think that this corruption is only limited to Democrats. Certainly the Democrats' transgressions have become apparent and widespread since their takeover, but the opposite was true before 2006. The party in power is always trying to milk the system, with the minority biding their time behind empty promises waiting for their shot at the pie. I would be interested to learn what your opinion on the "Bridge To Nowhere" was, and what you thought of the Republican leadership that refused to let it die despite tremendous criticism.
Hank Johnson
Justin, Rep. Hank Johnson is not, and was not, the property owner. The rent paid by his campaign was the fair market value for the leased space which the campaign was required to pay. You may recall that Hank was considered the underdog in that election and he won with relatively little money. The campaign subleased space from the law firm and all rent payments were then paid to the property owner. Like you, Hank sets a high standard on ethics. I hope this adds some clarity.
Hank Johnson
Justin, Rep. Hank Johnson is not, and was not, the property owner. The rent paid by his campaign was the fair market value for the leased space which the campaign was required to pay. You may recall that Hank was considered the underdog in that election and he won with relatively little money. The campaign subleased space from the law firm and all rent payments were then paid to the property owner. Like you, Hank sets a high standard on ethics. I hope this adds some clarity.
Could you use some sort of
Could you use some sort of Photoshop filter so that I'm unaware of the race of any of the people in the pics you post? That would be super.
BTW Who are the top three pork barrelers this past year? Let's single those guys out. I bet they're all LIBERALS and not CONSERVATIVES. Conservatives hate government waste and would never WASTE tax payers money. Uhhh... right?
Racial Politics
Why'd you have to post a picture of Hank Johnson? Because he's black? This is typical Willie Horton politics we expect from the Republicans.
I glanced at this quickly-
-and read it as Hank Spender: Big Johnson.
And you're right with that last line, there is a culture of corruption in American politics. Good call, man!