Trouble for, and tears from, Michigan's boinking congress critters

[Siwsan]

Pardon my flippant thread title. It isn't mentioned in this news story, but Rep Gamrat was said to have delivered a tearful apology.

Expulsion from Michigan House recommended for Lapeer lawmaker
LANSING — Brock Swartzle, the general counsel for the Michigan House and the House Speaker's Chief of Staff, recommended that Lapeer Representative Todd Courser be expelled from the House.

Swartzle also recommended that Rep. Cindy Gamrat be censured, rather than be expelled from the House.

The two lawmakers are accused of using state resources in an attempt to cover-up an extramarital affair. A Michigan House committee investigating Reps Courser and Gamrat listened to testimony today.

Rep. Gamrat testified in front of the committee, admitting to misconduct and apologizing for the attempted cover-up. She asked to be censured, rather than expelled.

She spoke for nearly 10 minutes, saying that she was "sincerely devastated" by what she had done.

The full House report on Courser and Gamrat is expected to be released later today.

http://nbc25news.com/news/local/expulsion-from-michigan-house-recommended-for-lapeer-lawmaker

[randys1]

1. Reminds me that while we argue Hillary vs Bernie or why the KY clerk is a terrible person

and she is, the media and everybody else is ignoring the horror that is the views and history of Trump and Bush and Walker and so on.

These are horrid people, HORRID people.

Yet most people have no clue.

[Siwsan]

2. Absolutely

To Michigan's credit, though, this situation is not being brushed under the rug, ala David Vitter or Newt Gingrich. I've heard more outrage out of the Republicans than the Democrats. I think they will just sit back and watch this thing play out.

[KamaAina]

3. Likely because it's two legislators boinking

rather than one and a hooker/nanny or homewrecker.

[Siwsan]

5. Yea, I think these two broke a whole LOT of rules

It would be fantastic if a Democrat can pick up that Lapeer seat. The one on the west side of Michigan will never change.

[tularetom]

4. Rampant sexism at work!

It wasn't rape was it? She was just as willing as he was to engage in the boinkage, wasn't she?

Yet a "tearful apology" allows her to walk away with a mere censure, while he suffers (?) expulsion. How do we know that he wasn't "sincerely devastated" as well?

[Siwsan]

7. I suspect he's in more trouble because of the distraction he attempted to construct

And then expecting his aide to spread the 'gay' rumors. And using public funds, etc. Even if she knew about all of that, I don't think she was an active participant.

[tularetom]

9. Oh, LOL, thats right, I forgot about his "clever" attempt at a cover up

He deserves to go if only for assuming anybody was dumb enough to believe that.

[tblue37]

6. No, she was "sincerely devastated" at being caught. nt

[Siwsan]

8. You are right

I think they should both be booted but, in her case, that will likely be left up to the voters. Somehow I think she will have a few primary challengers, next year.

[Lochloosa]

10. Fuck both of them.

Oh wait, they already did that.

[Siwsan]

11. I was going to say, that's what started all of this, in the first place

The only thing that could make it more salacious is if someone finds some video!