# I don't think Aaron Shock (R-IL) is going to survive the endless scandal news **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 2, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018 "2015-03-02T15:52:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/41 "2015-03-06T12:10:36Z")
Politico has a major story on Schock. He needs to get everything out there for any chance to survive. This Chinese water torture of a new expense revealed every day keeps this story dragging on. > **[The rise and fall of Aaron Schock](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/the-rise-and-fall-of-aaron-schock-115812?cmpid=sf)** > > He was once the GOP's golden boy. Now, a spending scandal threatens his career. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/42 "2015-03-06T13:43:45Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Here, rub [some](http://www.salon.com/2014/01/06/the_bizarre_quasi_outing_of_aaron_schock/) [of](http://www.salon.com/2014/01/16/the_new_york_timess_piece_on_aaron_schocks_quasi_outing_never_mentions_aaron_schock/) [this](http://www.salon.com/2015/02/27/aaron_schocks_troubles_mount_gop_congressman_didnt_report_gifts_and_meals_in_london/) on it. One almost wants to say “sprinkle liberally.” ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/43 "2015-03-06T15:57:44Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > What’s that got to do with the topic of the thread? > > Maybe Schock will change his mind. Looks like\*\* adaher\*\* is on a break. So another guy got tagged to Change The Subject Because A Republican Looks Bad. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/44 "2015-03-07T05:10:35Z")
Alcee Hastings was a federal judge, who was one the very few judges who have been impeached and removed by Congress\* in the last couple hundred years. Where is he now? In the House of Representatives. Good job, democrat voters. And y’all are worried about Congressman Schock’s office décor? \*for bribery and perjury ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/45 "2015-03-07T14:53:49Z")
We’re allowed to worry about more than one thing at a time. If you’d like to call our attention to the case of Representative Hastings, feel free to create a thread on that topic, where we can all denounce him. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/46 "2015-03-08T02:42:25Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Maybe he just believes, correctly, that so-called hate crime laws are silly pandering. Except he only objected to hate crime laws against gays not regarding people targeted for race, nationality or religion. Also, you’ll notice he voted against repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and allowing gays to serve openly in the military. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/47 "2015-03-08T04:03:53Z")
> [@D\_Anconia](#): > > Good job, democrat voters. I think you mean “Democratic Party voters”, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/48 "2015-03-08T04:15:44Z")
Insult as well as humor tends to elude them. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/49 "2015-03-09T11:11:25Z")
Another Schock story in the Sun Times. This guy makes it too easy. [http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/424390/rep-aaron-schock-bills-taxpayers-staffers-weekend-new-york](http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/7/71/424390/rep-aaron-schock-bills-taxpayers-staffers-weekend-new-york) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/50 "2015-03-10T16:13:42Z")
[And more:](http://www.salon.com/2015/03/10/aaron_schock_may_be_toast_news_keeps_getting_worse_for_embattled_congressman/) > [@](#): > > With Schock, it is becoming embarrassingly clear, there’s always another shoe to drop. And so one did on Monday evening. The latest revelation concerns Schock’s travel to the aforementioned Bears game. Schock had already billed taxpayers $10,000 for his private flight to the November 16 Bears-Viking match, but it turns out that he also used another $3,000 in taxpayer funds to pay for the flight. However, Schock reported that $3,000 as a software purchase on federal campaign finance records. An innocent mix-up? Not quite: Keith Siilats, the chief technology officer of the firm from which Schock claimed to have purchased software, told Politico, “I never sold him software.” > > Federal law prohibits “knowing and willful” misrepresentation of official expenditures. Those two criminal defense attorneys Schock retained last month may soon find themselves very busy men indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/51 "2015-03-10T17:28:12Z")
[The rats are deserting](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/red-state-erick-erickson-aaron-schock-115928.html) the _S(leaze) S(cow) Aaron Schock_: > [@](#): > > The conservative editor-in-chief of Red State is calling for Rep. Aaron Schock’s resignation amid a scandal involving the use of public and campaign funds. > “Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) has proven himself incapable of handling his own money, the money of his donors, and taxpayer money,” Erick Erickson wrote Tuesday on the conservative blog “Red State.” “He has lived excessively off the backs of taxpayers who must be reimbursed and off of donors to whom he is now a servant.”… ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/52 "2015-03-13T15:37:51Z")
And the beat goes on: > [@](#): > > [Another Bad Trip for Schock](http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/another-bad-trip-for-schock-20150312) > > Add another trip to Rep. Aaron Schock’s list of potential headaches. > > Schock appears to have improperly accepted money from an outside group to cover travel expenses for a companion on a trip to India and failed to disclose it in a possible violation of House rules, according to a _National Journal_ review of public records… ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Urquhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gordon\_Urquhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Urquhart)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/53 "2015-03-17T18:14:42Z")
He’s resigned: [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-resigns-116153.html](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-resigns-116153.html) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/54 "2015-03-17T18:19:18Z")
> [@Gordon\_Urquhart](#): > > He’s resigned: > [http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-resigns-116153.html](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-resigns-116153.html) Does that mean a special election? ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/55 "2015-03-17T18:25:29Z")
Wow, I didn’t see that coming. I wonder if it was only a matter of time before the public found out about something even worse than his spending habits. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/56 "2015-03-17T18:40:36Z")
There has to be a special election. Representatives can’t be appointed. The district is solid Republican, but I have no idea who will run. ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/57 "2015-03-18T21:21:38Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > There has to be a special election. Representatives can’t be appointed. The district is solid Republican, but I have no idea who will run. [Ray LaHood’s son Darin has announced his intention to run](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/18/ray-lahoods-son-will-run-for-aaron-schocks-seat/). He is currently an Illinois state senator. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/58 "2015-03-18T21:26:07Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > [Ray LaHood’s son Darin has announced his intention to run](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/18/ray-lahoods-son-will-run-for-aaron-schocks-seat/). He is currently an Illinois state senator. Does anyone know anything about him? His reputation for integrity and/or competence? What kind of Pub he is, moderate or far-RW? ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/59 "2015-03-20T14:58:19Z")
Looks like the Feds are sniffing around Schock now. Resigning might not have been enough. [http://chicago.suntimes.com/lynn-sweet-politics/7/71/456636/feds-investigate-aaron-schock-grand-jury-finances](http://chicago.suntimes.com/lynn-sweet-politics/7/71/456636/feds-investigate-aaron-schock-grand-jury-finances) ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018/60 "2015-03-20T18:26:37Z")
Barney Frank is being an ass (as usual) regarding Congressman Schock. > **[Frank: Schock should be 'exposed'](https://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/aaron-schock-sexuality-barney-frank-116259?hp=r1_4)** > > “He spent entirely too much time in the gym for a straight man,” joked the former representative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-aaron-shock-r-il-is-going-to-survive-the-endless-scandal-news/714018.md?page=4)