That Sugar High!

Insufferable George Santos wants to return to Congress.

He wants another go.

Only two Republicans from the state of New York voted to keep former Republican lawmaker George Santos in Congress. MAGA-ites Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) backed Santos as he was being expelled from Congress.

Over 311–114 (with 2 voting present) expelled Santos following a highly critical report from the House of Representatives Ethics Committee. At that time, Santos was under indictment for 23 criminal charges (including fraud, theft and money laundering), but had not yet been to trial. This made him the first member to be expelled without having been convicted of a crime or having fought for the Confederacy. Santos is the sixth member of the House of Representatives to be expelled, and the first Republican.

Santos, the first openly gay Republican elected to the U.S. House had a shady past.

Within six weeks of his election, news outlets began reporting that much of his biography appeared to be fabricated. Santos admitted to having lied about his education and employment history, while his disclosures about his business activities, income, and personal wealth were inconsistent with one another. Further, Santos had not disclosed his criminal history or the existence of lawsuits against him. Santos was sworn in as a member of the House in January 2023, but faced ongoing media scrutiny as well as demands for his resignation from members of both parties. 

He choose to not run for reelection at the time. But I guess being booted from Congress and permanently banned from running for federal office hasn't stopped him from announcing an insurgent primary against one of the leading Republicans who sought for his removal.

During the 2024 State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024, Santos announced that he would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 1st congressional district, challenging incumbent Republican Nick LaLota.

LaLota, a moderate conservative who won in a Biden district is facing an uphill battle.

He will have to defend his record, starve off any opponents (including that goofball) and prove to New Yorkers that he is qualified for the seat.

Santos was invited to the State of the Union by the insufferable and embattled Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO). Santos was removed from the House floor and forced out due to him being no longer a member.

He almost got pulled into another scandal.

Federal prosecutors said Hector Medina of El Paso concocted a fake identity as a fixer with connections to judges as he solicited a wire transfer from Santos, then a New York congressman facing his own wire fraud charges and scandal.

Federal agents said they became aware last summer that Medina was pestering Santos with text messages and videos claiming he could "get everything dropped, evidence that is on you removed." In a text message — they said — Medina requested Santos wire $900,000 to his bank account, assuring him: "I'm the real deal."

Medina, who also went by the name Michael Soto, used a similar method on several other well-known figures who were facing criminal exposure, according to prosecutors.

The suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.