This should be amusing to many a Southern California Republican. According to The Politico, Orange County’s lone Democrat Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, she who is oh-so-fond of cats (what’s with these Democrat women and their cats), has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus because Congressman Joe Baca, also a Democrat, called her a "whore".
Here’s an exerpt of the piece (now linked via Drudge):
Rep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she’s a "whore."
Baca denied the charge.
In an interview with The Politico Wednesday, Sanchez, a California Democrat as is Baca, also cited concerns about whether Baca was properly elected Hispanic Caucus chairman in November and about his general attitude toward female lawmakers. The caucus represents 21 Hispanic Democrats in Congress.
"I’m not going to be a part of the CHC as long as Mr. Baca illegally holds the chair … I told them no. There’s a big rift here," Sanchez said. "You treat the women like shit. I have no use for him."
In a statement to The Politico, Baca said Sanchez "has decided to resign from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and has chosen to air baseless statements. Let me be clear; her comments are categorically untrue."
And it doesn’t stop there! Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez also gets drawn into the mix.
Could there be a civil war brewing among California’s Hispanic Democrat elites?
February 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am
Hey, I don’t need to be a Rep in SoCal to get a warm fuzzy from this! This is great reading even for us Northern Types.
February 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am
I know Rep Sanchez isn’t the brightest bulb in congress but how could she not know that congress is filled with whores from both parties and genders!
February 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am
According to PJ O’Rourke, remember, it’s a “Parliament of Whores.” But, I’m not sure if comparing the Congress to prostitutes is more insulting to Congress or the prostitutes.