In 2009, Judicial Watch tried to refresh the Pelosi jet accusation by getting more info on Pelosi's travel via filing Freedom of Infomation requests. The only new part of the story Judicial Watch came up with was the concept of boorishness, rudness, or "sense of entitlement". However, these emails that purportly show this boorishness aren't from a "Pelosi aide" as JW claims. The emails are from the House of Representatives employee tasked with preparing travel for all members of the House.
It's a position in the House that, while located in the Speaker's office, is more independent like the Clerk of the House or the Chaplain of the House. It's not like Nancy Pelosi's personal secretary calling up solely on Pelosi's behalf.
So it doesn't say anything about Pelosi specifically.
On the subject of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, Judicial Watch leaves out that Jackson was an informant to federal prosecutors in investigations against Rod Blagovich, the latest of which was six months before Blagovich was arrested.
The following quote from U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald seems to apply to candidates for the vacant U.S. Senate seat that didn't know that Blagovich and other people were talking about them.
"There may be people who had no idea what was going on...who had no idea they were being discussed. We ask that the press in particular not cast aspersions. This complaint is only about the two people who were charged."
And yet, we have some press (Judicial Watch) doing exactly what the chief prosecutor says they shouldn't do.
If the prosecutor says there is no corruption there (which is what he comes close to doing, as much as he reasonably can since he doesn't know for sure), that seems pretty cut and dry that it's not there. I'm sympathetic to the idea "All politicians are corrupt", but when such redeeming evidence such as the corruption prosecutor offering a defense exists, I have to take note of it.
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Jackson, Jr. may have been working with feds to investigate gov. | abc7chicago.com
