Ney brushes aside calls to resign [View All]

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WASHINGTON — Embattled Rep. Bob Ney, R-Heath, lashed out at Democrats on Tuesday for calling on him to follow former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s example and resign from Congress, saying the only thing the two share are names that rhyme.

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Ney also has been linked to Abramoff, who claimed in court papers that he used a golfing trip to Scotland and other gifts to try to bribe Ney for official favors. Last week, former DeLay aide Tony Rudy pleaded guilty to conspiring with Abramoff to bribe officials, such as Ney and DeLay.

“Our names rhyme, but I am a different human being,” Ney said of DeLay. “He has different reasons for resigning. I wish him the best. ... I am not resigning.”

Chillicothe Mayor Joe Sulzer and Dover attorney Zack Space, who are seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Ney in November, called Tuesday for Ney to resign.

“For more than a decade, Bob Ney has loyally served Tom DeLay’s corrupt Republican leadership,” Sulzer said in a statement. “Now, he should take another cue from Tom DeLay and retire for the good of Ohio.”

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