Is Congressman Joe Sestak protecting a felon in the White House? ...

As the scandal deepens concerning Congressman Joe Sestak's claim that he was offered a job in the Obama Administration if he would drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination against Arlen Specter, a key question arises, is Sestak protecting a felon in the White House?

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster). Specter and Governor Ed Rendell, D-Pennsylvania.

During his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania Sestak claimed that he was offered a job in the Administration if he would agree to drop his bid to challenge the incumbent, Arlen Specter.

This is a felony according to the law.

The U.S. Code specifically forbids anyone from seeking to tamper with an election by offering a bribe or anything else of value or substance to a candidate. This is known as 'quid-pro-quo.' And it is a serious offense for which a person who is convicted of the crime could spend up to 5 years in prison.

Yet Sestak is stonewalling on who offered him such a deal at the White House and the specific job that was offered, with many speculating it was the job of Secretary of the Navy.

The White House also continues with its stonewalling on the issue, claiming that 'nothing inappropriate took place' in its conservations with Sestak.

However, that mere statement alone raises a serious problem. Why was the White House engaged in conversations with Sestak in the midst of a campaign in which the candidate was seeking to unseat a veteran Senator that Obama wanted to win?

How could the White House claim that nothing inappropriate took place when the very fact that Sestak was engaged in conversations with Administration officials during a hotly contested campaign is a highly suspicious act in and of itself?

Why would the White House even wish to talk to Sestak at all when it had clearly thrown its support to Specter?

Someone in this sordid mess is lying. And there are only 2 choices--Sestak or Robert Gibbs at the White House, who as press secretary must state to the public whatever he is instructed to say by the President and his advisers.

If Sestak is lying and the entire story is bogus, then his chances of beating the Republican in the Fall will drop like a lead balloon. But if he is telling the truth and continues to refuse to name the parties at the White House who offered him this deal, then he is protecting a felon. Either way Sestak loses.

Clearly Sustek must disclose who exactly offered him a job in exchange for dropping out of the race. That person must be prosecuted for a federal crime. And if the President even as much as knew about such an offer and did nothing to stop it, then he too is protecting a felon and could be subject to the articles of impeachment.

Or worse, what if it turns out that Obama himself offered the job to Sestak?

This is why it is vital that Eric Holder appoint a special prosecutor to investigate this serious allegation. Yet Holder, as a true soldier in the army of Obama, has already stated he will not appoint a prosecutor. This move pits Holder against some of the members of his own Party, including the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, who insists that this scandal be investigated.

Pressure is also growing on Sestak to name the offender. High-level Democrats such as Dick Durbin are calling on Sestak and the White House both to provide some answers.

However, given that all of the parties involved are essentially playing on the same team, with the same goals, it is improbable that anything will be done to flesh out the real story behind the story...unless public outrage and pressure forces Holder and the Democrats to truly get to the bottom of what could be a scandal of historic proportions.