Maxine Waters Ethics Case: 6 Committee Members Recuse Themselves

Los Angeles Times ^ | Richard Simon

[AnTiw1]

The tumultuous ethics case against Rep. Maxine Waters, one of Los Angeles’ most enduring politicians, took another strange turn Friday as six members of the House Ethics Committee recused themselves from considering the charges against her.

Committee Chairman Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) said that all five of the panel’s Republicans, including himself, and one Democrat were taking the unusual action of recusing themselves from further involvement in the long-running Waters case "out of an abundance of caution and to avoid even an appearance of unfairness." Six new House members immediately were named to the bipartisan panel to consider all matters related to the Waters case.

[Vaquero]

Shame! you have slandered doorknobs everywhere.

[Vaquero]

Maxine Waters Ethics Case: 6(RINO) Committee Members Recuse Themselves

so....I suppose Kagan will recuse herself on the Obamacare case...

...BIG FRIGGIN NOT!

[exit82]

I hope this a maneuver designed to create a new slate, and thus the ethics case goes forward and cannot be deflected by baseless charges by Waters.

Of course, that would mean that John Boehner actually had a strategy, and a spine to go forward worth it.Sure he does./s

Wow, all she had to do was call the GOP “DEMONS!” and they collapsed like a house of cards.

Oh, and did The GOP House members say ANYTHING in response?

[marstegreg]

This is what bothers me so much about the establishment repubs, they will go along with it just so when it’s their turn she won’t say anything about them. If the new congress does not impose term limits nothing in D.C. will ever change, they’ll just find sneekier ways to do things behind our backs.

[unixfox]

Nothing but a bunch of frightened little weasels.

Just protecting their own as usual.

[ssaftler]

The Oakland voter’s lament: 6 years of education gone down the drain.

Well, that explains Barbara Lee. I think the Left Reverend Maxine "Don't Drink the" Waters represents a district about 400 miles to the south and about 3 years fewer of edumacation on average.

[Gaffer]

Were I a committee member, I’d not recuse myself. I’d be proud to be part of the prosecution of this imbecile. Hell, you could call it a Kangaroo Court, a Monkey Trial, whatever the hell you want - screw the media, screw the appearance, screw her constituents. I’m done with guilt - I’m done with propriety and appearances.

As long as the result was the severest punishment possible that could be doled out by that 435 member collection of Eunichs.