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CONGRESS: U.S. Rep. David Wu loses staffers, political team amid complaints of public behavior. ?S?

By Glenn Reynolds

CONGRESS: U.S. Rep. David Wu loses staffers, political team amid complaints of public behavior. “Since the November election, U.S. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., has lost at least six staffers plus the leadership of a veteran campaign team that guided him to a seventh term amid complaints about his public behavior. . . . The staff departures come amid questions about Wu’s behavior during the campaign. On Oct. 27, he gave a speech so negative and loud that a Washington County Democratic Party member complained formally to his office. The outburst was followed two days later by an episode at Portland International Airport, where Wu used his influence as a member of Congress to enter a restricted area and campaign for votes from off-loading passengers. One passenger filed a complaint, and a Transportation Security Administration employee was later required to be retrained for his lapse in letting Wu past security.” Following the rules is for the little people.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 19, 2011 (boomark / email).