Eric Massa–the “salty,” “fracking” former Congressman–will be on Glenn Beck at 5 p.m. today, and then on Larry King Live at 9 p.m. tonight, presumably to peddle the line that Rahm Emanuel, who is not above accosting legislators in the shower, forced him out of the U.S. Congress because of Mr. Massa’s opposition Read More
Departing Congressman Eric Massa is certainly taking some of the shine off Rahm Emanuel Week.
“Rahm Emanuel is son of the devil’s spawn,” Rep. Massa said this morning–in addition to describing an awkward shower encounter. “He is an individual who would sell his mother to get a vote. He would strap his Read More
So, after some brief rumors that “salty” Eric Massa might rescind his resignation, it’s apparently still on for 5 p.m. Earlier today, the one-and-done congressman–who on Friday penned an open letter admitting to using inappropriate language around his staff–explained the situation that gave rise to the ethics complaint.
Mr. Massa apparently cut Read More
Congressman Eric Massa—who on Wednesday admitted to being “salty” on a conference call in which he did not take questions—has announced he will resign from Congress at 5 p.m. on Monday. The resignation seems to be an attempt to avoid an ethics investigation, following a harassment complaint by a male staffer.
“In that investigators Read More
Freshman Congressman Eric Massa declared himself “a salty guy” on a conference call (which was literally full of reporters) this afternoon, but called rumors–Politico is hearing he sexually harrassed a male staffer–”unsubstantiated without fact or backing,” according to Roll Call and CQ.
Mr. Massa, who represents the Republican-leaning Southern Tier, barely Read More
ALBANY—Representative Eric Massa is using a Good Samaritan story to raise money for his re-election campaign.
His campaign’s political director, Dorothy Drahzal, sent out the e-mail below. Massa is facing a tough re-election, but I find this slightly odd.
Dear Friend:
This week I wanted to share with you a recent article from a local Read More
ALBANY—Three New York Democrats voted against the health care bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives Saturday, and labor groups have already iterated their disappointment with the vote.
Scott Murphy, Eric Massa and Mike McMahon all voted no; Massa was clear about his intentions but Murphy was on the fence until the Read More
ALBANY—Bill Owens, who is being sworn in as a member of Congress today, has announced his intention to vote for the health care restructuring bill backed by Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. He resisted taking a specific position on the issue throughout his campaign.
Owens announced the vote in a press release and Read More
ALBANY—Representative Eric Massa is voting no on the health care bill, damn it, no matter what the outside consequences or what Barack Obama says.
“The president of the United States is coming to Capitol Hill tomorrow morning on a Saturday, to meet in groups and individually with members of Congress. I anticipate that I Read More
ALBANY—State Senator Craig Johnson was milling around his chamber Thursday when I approached him to ask about David Paterson.
His eyes widened. His head shook. He refused to go on record. I asked why.
"I'm here today to address certain Senate needs, and we are going to have a lengthy debate," Johnson, a Long Island Read More
