Posted on 12/08/2005 10:59:29 AM PST by Mark Noonan
While the problems surrounding Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham have gotten plenty of play in the media, it begs the question of why the House ethics committee, was silent on it.
"Five months ago, as the scope of the federal investigation into Cunningham's conduct became clear, the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called for the House ethics committee to launch an investigation.
Under House rules, an outside person or agency isn't allowed to make an ethics complaint. So the group shopped around among members of Congress to see if someone was interested in filing a complaint against Cunningham. No one was."
Why not? Perhaps because a number of Democrats have received money from defense contractors apparently helped by Cunningham in getting government contracts.
Democrats who "took money from former MZM Inc. president Mitchell Wade, ADCS Inc. owner Brent Wilkes, their relatives, employees or political action committees" include (according to one source) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Rep. John Murtha, (D-PA), and former Rep. Vic Fazio (D-CA).
But it goes deeper....
(Excerpt) Read more at noagenda.org ...
Mollohan is up next year, some smart campaigner could hurt him with it. IF they knew what they were doing.
Don’t bet on anyone getting anywhere with this information. It was widely known about Murtha, and noting happened, and the voters loved it. It brought home business.
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