DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: Senate Calls For 3rd Party Investigation of WH Job Offers (Guest in MDT)
If there was any hope among White House political strategists that the ongoing, countdown-worthy BP oil disaster might at least provide some cover from other political fallout in the air right now, Alabama’s Jeff Sessions (R) (pictured), ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has other ideas.
Much to the approval of political commentator and former Colorado Congressman, Bob Beauprez (R), Sessions and several other Committee members last Friday issued a formal letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the alleged job offers that the Obama administration made to Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff.
In a rock-hard nutshell, the Committee says it’s time for an independent investigator—and not the White House council’s office—to look into these potentially felonious activities.
Apart from offering a unique perspective simply based on his experience in Washington politics, Beauprez also brings a particular depth of insight on both cases.
During his time in Congress, Beauprez developed a friendship with his colleague, California Representative Darrell Issa (R), and stays in touch with him. Issa is the House Oversight and Government Relations Committee’s ranking member who has been spearheading the Sestak case from day one. Meanwhile, being from the Rocky Mountain state himself, Beauprez has also been following the Romanoff case as closely as anyone.
In his blog over the weekend, Beauprez puts forth the question, “How long will the White House continue to stonewall and pretend that Rahm Emanuel and his operatives are above the law?” On your show, he can begin to address that and many other issues:
How will an independent investigation play out? If these job offers really happened in violation of federal law, what’s the response? Is impeachment realistic? And, in light of the Blagojevich trial underway in Illinois last week, how far does the Obama–Emanuel Chicago-style strong-arm reach? What are the odds that these are just isolated incidents?
Call Special Guests to book an interview with Bob Beauprez.
BOB BEAUPREZ’S BLOG WITH LINKS ON THIS TOPIC CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://alineofsight.com/blogs/bob-beauprez/2010/6/11/senator-sessions-calls-independent-investigation-white-house-jobs-scand
ABOUT YOUR GUEST, BOB BEAUPREZ:
Bob Beauprez is a former dairy farmer, community banker and member of Congress who has spent his entire life working to leave Colorado a little better than he found it.
He was born and raised on a third generation family farm in Lafayette, Colorado. Bob's grandfather emigrated from Belgium in 1907 and founded a general livestock farm specializing in draft horses. Bob's father took over the farm and developed a nationally renowned Hereford beef cattle breeding herd and transitioned to dairy cattle in the 1950s.
The daily regime of chores, fieldwork and milkings taught Bob a disciplined work ethic that would serve him well throughout his life.
After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1970, he went into partnership with his parents and brother, Mike, in the family farming operation. He managed the dairy herd, eventually marketing their cattle throughout the United States with cattle on every continent except Australia.
During that time, Bob pioneered the use of embryo transplant technology to increase the quality and marketability of the family herd. He also served eight years on the National Holstein Association Board of Directors, including five years as Chairman of the Genetic Advancement Committee. He later also became an industry spokesperson and international judge of Holstein cattle.
The dairy herd was dispersed in 1990 and Bob managed the development of the real estate for his family, eventually becoming part of a 1,500-unit residential golf course community. At the same time, Bob and his wife, Claudia, purchased controlling interest in a small community bank. As President, CEO and Chairman, Bob expanded the bank from one to 13 locations and grew its assets from $4 million to more than $400 million in twelve years.
Bob served as President of the Colorado Independent Bankers Association and was on the Board of the Independent Bankers of America.
While running the bank Bob was politically active as the chairman of the Boulder County Republican Party, and later as Colorado State GOP Chairman. He retired from the bank to run for the new 7th Congressional District in 2002, winning the nation’s closest Congressional election that year by 121 votes. After one term, in 2004, he was reelected by more than 30,000 votes.
While in Congress, Bob served on the Ways and Means, Transportation, Veterans Affairs and Small Business Committees. He was also Vice-Chairman of the Highways and Infrastructure Subcommittee and a member of the Republican Leadership Whip Team.
In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Governor in Colorado.
Since 2007, Bob has published a monthly e-magazine called A Line of Sight (http://www.alineofsight.com/), a public policy and opinion resource on current political issues. Then, in 2009, he authored his first book: A Return to Values: A Conservative Look at His Party. He is also Vice-Chairman of The John Hancock Committee for the States (http://www.hancockcommittee.org/).
Bob married his high school sweetheart, Claudia, in 1970. They have three sons and one daughter, as well as three grandchildren. Bob and Claudia have returned to their agricultural roots recently by purchasing a ranch in the Colorado Mountains near the Wyoming border. They are developing a buffalo-breeding herd in partnership with their son, Jim. Bob continues to stay politically active, guest hosting on various radio talk shows, doing numerous media interviews nationally, and maintains a busy public speaking schedule.