by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
The unfolding saga of the unraveling political career of former Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona continues to get kinkier and stinkier.
Late last week Franks announced that he would be leaving Congress at the end of January due to statements that he had made regarding "surrogacy" to a couple of female staff members, remarks which, according to Franks, were seen as insensitive by the women. The morally rigid Franks lamented that he and his wife desperately wanted another child but were plagued with infertility problems. He approached the female staffers with regard to the issue, and at least one of the two made a report which reached the House Ethics Committee - and an investigation was begun.
So Trent Franks decided to bail at a point about seven weeks in the future, a delay that would give him time to faithfully carry some additional water for House Speaker Paul Ryan and insure that America's wealthiest had his vote on the tax bill that would stuff more of America's money into their pockets.
And in helping get the tax bill through, Franks would stuff more money into his own pocket as well.
(Trent Franks was a wealthy individual when he was first elected to Congress in 2003. He and his brothers were investors in a couple of petroleum companies which had made Trent a single-digit millionaire. But, according to data analyzed by Ballotpedia, his net worth has increased by a staggering $25 million since he left the dust of West Phoenix for the marbled halls of Congress.)
But then more details of Franks' surrogacy began to become public, his wife was hospitalized, and Trent regrouped. Trent Franks decided to resign this past Friday instead of at the end of January. While the pious Arizona millionaire hustled to protect his good name and avoid a "trial by media," Paul Ryan could be carrying his own damned water.
Trent and Josephine Franks wanted another child to be a younger sibling to their twins, a boy and girl who were born through a surrogacy procedure. He discussed his family situation and desire to find a suitable surrogate with the female staffers, and reportedly went so far as to suggest a cash payment of $5 million with one of the women. Both ladies said that they felt pressured by Franks and thought he was proposing a situation in which he would personally impregnate one of them through sexual intercourse rather than a laboratory procedure.
A man starts talking to women at the office about his desire to father another child. The man proposes a scheme in which one of the women would become pregnant with his child. The man offers to make one of the women an instant millionaire for carrying his child. That man is the boss.
Yeah, that sounds like sexual harassment.
Citizen Journalist
The unfolding saga of the unraveling political career of former Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona continues to get kinkier and stinkier.
Late last week Franks announced that he would be leaving Congress at the end of January due to statements that he had made regarding "surrogacy" to a couple of female staff members, remarks which, according to Franks, were seen as insensitive by the women. The morally rigid Franks lamented that he and his wife desperately wanted another child but were plagued with infertility problems. He approached the female staffers with regard to the issue, and at least one of the two made a report which reached the House Ethics Committee - and an investigation was begun.
So Trent Franks decided to bail at a point about seven weeks in the future, a delay that would give him time to faithfully carry some additional water for House Speaker Paul Ryan and insure that America's wealthiest had his vote on the tax bill that would stuff more of America's money into their pockets.
And in helping get the tax bill through, Franks would stuff more money into his own pocket as well.
(Trent Franks was a wealthy individual when he was first elected to Congress in 2003. He and his brothers were investors in a couple of petroleum companies which had made Trent a single-digit millionaire. But, according to data analyzed by Ballotpedia, his net worth has increased by a staggering $25 million since he left the dust of West Phoenix for the marbled halls of Congress.)
But then more details of Franks' surrogacy began to become public, his wife was hospitalized, and Trent regrouped. Trent Franks decided to resign this past Friday instead of at the end of January. While the pious Arizona millionaire hustled to protect his good name and avoid a "trial by media," Paul Ryan could be carrying his own damned water.
Trent and Josephine Franks wanted another child to be a younger sibling to their twins, a boy and girl who were born through a surrogacy procedure. He discussed his family situation and desire to find a suitable surrogate with the female staffers, and reportedly went so far as to suggest a cash payment of $5 million with one of the women. Both ladies said that they felt pressured by Franks and thought he was proposing a situation in which he would personally impregnate one of them through sexual intercourse rather than a laboratory procedure.
A man starts talking to women at the office about his desire to father another child. The man proposes a scheme in which one of the women would become pregnant with his child. The man offers to make one of the women an instant millionaire for carrying his child. That man is the boss.
Yeah, that sounds like sexual harassment.
1 comment:
Obviously Franks wanted something extra special. WestCoastSurrogacy.com advertises surrogacy services in the range of $90,000 to $130,000. But, thanks to his heavy investment in fossil fuels Franks can splurge, appear to be moral, and get himself some strange in the process.
The Phoenix New Times reported that Frank’s personal wealth has massively increased since his election to Congress. According to data analyzed by Ballotpedia, Franks' net worth has increased by $25,640,241 since he was first elected in 2003. During the time he's been in Congress, he's seen his net worth go up by 340 percent, averaging out to a 42 percent increase each year. During that same time period, the average American citizen saw their net worth decline by 0.94 percent. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trent-franks-net-worth-wealthiest-members-of-congress-trinity-petroleum-9395850
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