Posted on 04/15/2005 2:56:32 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Democrats said yesterday that they will continue to block the House ethics committee from meeting — leaving Majority Leader Tom DeLay under a cloud of ethics accusations — because of their opposition to new ethics panel rules passed by the full House.
They insisted, however, that their stalling was not aimed at Mr. DeLay, who charged Wednesday that the Democrats' action was a partisan move also intended to protect a Democratic congressman involved in the illegal taping of a Republican member's cell-phone conversation.
..."This is the Democrats' agenda," Mr. DeLay said Wednesday. "They don't have an agenda."
Mr. Mollohan said their refusal to convene the committee stems entirely from the Republican insistence on changing rules on the committee's operation.
.... Among the rules changes the House approved Jan. 4 — in a 220-195 vote, with no Democrats in favor of the change — two have been most contentious.
The first rule places a limit on the amount of time the committee may consider an ethics case before it is summarily dismissed. Mr. DeLay said that under the old rules, Democrats would trap an accused Republican member in a "limbo" for an unlimited period before exonerating him. Mr. Mollohan said those limits damage any hopes of a thorough investigation.
The second contentious rule gives a member — and witnesses — greater latitude in choosing an attorney. Mr. DeLay said that is a basic matter of due process. Mr. Mollohan said it will allow the accused and witnesses to hire the same lawyer, which would allow for greater collaboration among subjects of an investigation.
A spokesman for House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert said the new rules were crucial to bringing bipartisanship to the ethics committee.
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You know, this really gets me thinking. Rats block Ethics? Rats block ethics? Rats BLOCK ETHICS? But of course!
I guess this is their way of keeping the ethics charge open so they can continue to claim there's an ethics violation. After all, it's the seriousness of the charge that counts, not the facts.
Rats block ethics. I know it sounds redundant but, well it's official now. FReegards....
"Democrats vow to keep blocking ethics committee"
Sworn enemies of ethics.
RATs block ethics...
Superman blocks Kryptonite...
Count Dracula blocks garlic and holy water...
"Count Dracula blocks garlic and holy water..."
And gridlock's enthusiasm is like a wet blanket in a snowstorm.
"the residue left behind"
The slime of slime...
Pond scum.
And we could go on...
But, even he could not sustain a credible argument during the interview. He stammered and was clearly frustrated when Congressman Dana Raschbacher introduced facts regarding the Democrats blocking of due process in the ethics committee.
Even with the MSM at full throttle against DeLay, this ship is sputtering. The Democrats look like they have another empty gun in their hand that couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
A spokesman for House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert said the new rules were crucial to bringing bipartisanship to the ethics committee.
So, how's that "bi-partisan" thing working so far?
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It's a crock. They need to get down to brass tacks and get the job done for their constituents.
Listen to Rush...he exposed quite a few as you can well imagine. The only difference is in Delay's case they are allegations whereas in the dim's case they are know facts.
Rep. Bernard Sanders (SOCIALIST)
According to records filed with the Federal Election Commission, his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders received $91,020 from his campaign for consultation and negotiating the purchase of advertising time, from 2002 to 2004. About two-thirds of that money was used to pay media outlets, O'Meara Sanders said. Her daughter, Carina Driscoll, was paid $65,002 in wages over the same time period. She served as her stepfather's campaign manager in 2000, fund-raiser and office manager in 2003 and his database manager last year.
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