Progress, but they need to look at the other Jesse Jackson

You probably remember how Jesse Jackson Jr spoke with Governor Blago over the Senate seat held by B Hussein Obama. His quotes on the include such class notes as "This is a f#$^ing valuable thing, I'm not just going to give it away for f&%@in' nothin'." and "
I’ve got this thing and it’s f#&%­ing golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for f*&#in’ noth­ing. I’m not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can para­chute me there." Jesse Jr was of course only speaking with the governor so he could continue his service to the people of Illinois.

Now little Jesse has been ill recently as you may recall. We may have found the cause.

Feds probe ‘suspicious activity’ in Jesse Jackson Jr.’s finances: sources - Chicago Sun-Times

The snowballing troubles of Jesse Jackson Jr. took a new turn Friday with the revelation that federal investigators have launched a probe into “suspicious activity” in the South Shore congessman’s finances.

Focusing on a completely new area of scrutiny for the son of the famed civil rights leader, the investigation is not related to former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s attempted sale of a U.S. Senate seat, a scandal that has ensnared Jackson in the past, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Rather, the probe — based in the Washington, D.C., FBI field office —is focusing on “suspicious activity” involving the congressman’s finances related to his House seat and the possibility of inappropriate expenditures, the sources said.

The probe was active in the weeks prior to Jackson taking a leave from his U.S. House seat on June 10, a leave his office ultimately attributed to his need for treatment for bipolar disorder, the sources said.

It was unclear whether the investigation involved the congressman’s official House spending account or his campaign finance account. But one source said it was an account monitored by Congress.

All members of the U.S. House receive an allowance to operate offices in Washington and in their districts. The allowances for rank-and-file members ranged from $1.4 million to $2 million in 2010, according to the House website....

...One of Jackson’s attorney’s, Paul Langer, repeatedly said “no comment,” when asked whether Jackson was under investigation related to his finances.

When asked if he was still representing Jackson or if the congressman had retained another attorney, Langer said:

“I can’t even comment on that.”

News of the probe — first disclosed by the Sun-Times — comes as questions increasingly swirl around Jackson’s absence from not only his official duties in Washington, but the campaign trail as the Nov. 6 election nears.

Citing exhaustion, Jackson, 47, stopped working, according to his staff, on June 10. His staff did not make that known until two weeks later.

Notice how exhaustion is only an illness for politicians, Hollywood stars and other rich people. Just curious.

The Jacksons put their Washington, D.C., home on the market last month at a price of $2.5 million. A campaign spokesman said at the time that the home was put on the market to pay for mounting medical bills. They subsequently took it off the market, saying it was a security issue.

OK, how does a man who has never had a real job until he got the Congressional gig afford a 2.5 million house in DC, in addition to his place in his notional home of Chicago? Again, good to know someone if finally looking into his finances.

Chicago Sun Times, good work here. Now please look into the finances of his dad, the greatest race baiting poverty pimp in the country, Jesse Sr.