Imagine for a moment what the Republican Party would do to Sherrod Brown if:
(1) His father in law was an indicted war criminal;
(2) His wife was the political advisor to an indicted war criminal; and,
(3) He met with both to determine US policy on CAFTA
Jerry Weller (R, IL-11), like Sherrod Brown, serves on the US House Committee for International Relations. His father-in-law, Gen. Efriam Rios Montt was just indicted in Spain for his part in war crimes, including torture and extrajudicial executions, during the Guatemalan civil war. Now a US organization has joined in this legal battle. This should be a major issue in the upcoming election in Illinois' 11th Congressional District, where Weller faces challenger John Pavich. More below the fold.