William Jefferson Endorses Barack Obama

On a day that Sen. Barack Obama moved closer to clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, embattled Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, Tuesday became the first of Louisiana’s four Democratic congressional members to back his candidacy. He is perhaps the most corrupt Democrat who somehow has nonetheless remained in office. Allow me to remind you of the August 3, 2005 raid by FBI agents on Jefferson's home in Northeast Washington in which, as noted in an 83-page affidavit filed to support a subsequent raid on his Congressional office, "found $90,000 of the cash in the freezer, in $10,000 increments wrapped in aluminum foil and stuffed inside frozen-food containers." William "Frozen Money" Jefferson endorses Barack "Hope and Change" Obama! I'm undecided as to which is worse: an endorsement from William Jefferson or from Jimmy Carter.

This endorsement came on the same day Obama financial backer Tony Rezko was convicted on 16 charges.

Just to make things worse, the brother, sister and niece of indicted Rep. William Jefferson were indicted themselves today for allegedly skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from non-profit groups they controlled, according to the Associated Press. But only Republican politicians are corrupt, right? Tweet