But Senator Ensign (R-NV, and many bedrooms) just keeps on delivering.<\/p>\n
So, the New York Times<\/span> has done some journalism, and discovered that, in addition to boinking his chief of staff’s wife<\/a>, stalking her<\/a>, and getting mommy and daddy to pay hush money<\/a>, reporters Eric Lichtblau and Eric Lipton have now discovered that Senator Ensign arranged for Douglas Hampton to get a cushy lobbying job, and then had Hampton lobby one…Senator John Ensign<\/a>, in a direct violation of Senate ethics rules and federal laws, which require a 1 year cooling off period:<\/p>\n Mr. Hampton said he and Mr. Ensign were aware of the lobbying restriction but chose to ignore it. He recounted how the senator helped him find clients and ticked off several steps Mr. Ensign took to assist them with their agendas in Washington, activities confirmed by federal officials and executives with the businesses.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only way the clients could get what John was essentially promising them \u2014 which was access \u2014 was if I still had a way to work with his office,\u201d Mr. Hampton said. \u201cAnd John knew that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Gee….Who’d a thunk it?<\/p>\n