Republican Sherwood Says He Didn’t Beat His Mistress..But He Still Paying Her a Half Mil
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on November 2nd, 2006 5:03 pm by HL
Here it is: Your Republican Scandal of The Day
Rep. paying ex-mistress about $500K
AP
Excerpt:
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Republican congressman accused of abusing his ex-mistress agreed to pay her about $500,000 in a settlement last year that contained a powerful incentive for her to keep quiet until after Election Day, a person familiar with the terms of the deal told The Associated Press.
Rep. Don Sherwood (news, bio, voting record) is locked in a tight re-election race against a Democratic opponent who has seized on the four-term congressman’s relationship with the woman. While Sherwood acknowledged the woman was his mistress, he denied abusing her and said that he had settled her $5.5 million lawsuit on confidential terms.
H.L.s Take:This is the guy that Bush campaigned for just a few days ago as seen here on H.L.s Comics. It was a little thing called Pretend You Don’t Know Me.