Oh! McHenry....The GOP Scandals Keep Rolling In

Congressman Patrick McHenry is about to find himself in a whole lot of trouble. The North Carolinian is connected to some really bad news that hasn't hit the traditional media just yet. Thankfully we have the blogosphere to help connect the dots. The story is just a little bit complicated, like so many other scandals, you just can't make this shit up.

From Pat Go Bye-Bye:

The story of the Florida double murder and suicide of three Republican activists with ties to McHenry gets stranger and stranger every day. We were the first to report off-the-record sources tying McHenry to victim and dirty-tricks operative Ralph Gonzalez.

We've reported that the North Carolina Conservative has tied McHenry to the shooter, Jason Robert Drake (who has ties to Rutherford County and was buried there.

But now, according to Howie Klein Down With Tyranny McHenry's staff is admitting the connection:

As we mentioned yesterday, Drake, a former marine, also is alleged to have a strong relationship-- both intimate and business/political-- with right-wing Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC). When I spoke to McHenry's office about this they at first insisted they never heard of Drake then, confronted with specifics, admitted they know him. They refused to put Congressman McHenry on the phone. There is every indication that McHenry may have been one of the Republican elected officials who was using the services of the gay prostitution agency connected to Drake. Our pals over at the BradBlog points out the connections between Florida's ultra-corrupt, vote-tampering congressman, Tom Feeney, and Gonzalez and reports the threat to expose the list of Republican elected officials who were using the gay escort service.

I have several sources connecting McHenry professionally with shooter Drake and with victim Gonzalez. This is the first on-the-record confirmation of a relationship of any kind. The escort service/gay porn connection has yet to be made on the record as far as I know.

Is this type of involvement what it take to be a Republican Congressman these days? This is a strange and complicated story. How this will end up is anyone's guess. The point is, the story must be followed through to the end and those who are tied into it should be held accountable. If McHenry did something wrong with his buddies, he deserves to go down.