This picture is now the least of his worries
Although his district is about 200 miles east of here, I’ve always had a soft spot for Republican Congressman John Sweeney (NY-20). Anyway, I’m in a pan-Upstate mood tonight, so I thought I’d pass this along (via Talking Points Memo). It looks like Randy Kuhl’s not the only wife-beating Republican Congressman in this state:
The wife of U.S. Rep. John Sweeney called police last December to complain her husband was “knocking her around” during a late-night argument at the couple’s home, according to a document obtained last week by the Times Union.
Here’s the whole story (from the excellent Albany Times-Union paper, which we don’t link to enough, mostly because we haven’t been covering state government that much).
Update: Daily Politics has more.
I hope this causes him to implode… Sweeney really is a terrible congressman… here’s just one more reason why he needs to go.
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