[NormsRevenge]

Congressman William Jefferson D-New Orleans, with his wife Andrea Jefferson speaks to supporters in New Orleans Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006. Jefferson defeated democratic State Representative Karen Carter for re-election .(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[Patrick1]

Racists!

[kellynch]

That's so big of them. /sarc

[misterrob]

His opponent warned voters that he would lose his positions in committee.

She was right.

[ozzymandus]

It can't be because he's a criminal, since all RATS are criminals, so it must be racial discrimination!

[linn37]

Its a start.

[jazusamo]

Looks like Pelosi's "culture of corruption" is coming back to bite her.

[ASOC]

"Congressional Black Caucus has questioned the idea of punishing him before his legal case has been settled"

Where were these guys when Foley was 'outed'?

[NormsRevenge]

While depriving Jefferson of his committee assignment, the Democrats have been mum about another member of the Ways and Means Committee, Rep. James McDermott, who on Monday was admonished by the House ethics committee for violating ethics standards by giving reporters access to an illegally taped telephone call involving Republican leaders a decade ago. --

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We should be looking at one and maybe 2 or 3 indictments in '07,, and that's just on the dem side. ;-)

Time will tell if Pelosi can deliver on her swamp remark.

[My2Cents]

The Dems have spent more time keeping corruption-tainted members off of committees than they have in formulating a new leadership structure.

[dfwgator]

Nancy Pelosi doesn't care about black people.

[EagleUSA]

What? You mean just because he was on the take for COLD CASH, he cannot serve on Ways and Means??? Bigots!!!! Why Nazi Pelosi says she has the most ethical Congress ever -- just ask Murtha!!!

[Lurking in Kansas]

Bwahahaha. Watch the fireworks begin.

[thelastvirgil]

I smell rank racism, and I hope the Congressional Black Caucus calls Pelosi on this outrage. The nastier the battle among the RATS, the better for the country as far as I am concerned. We should all email Jackson-Lee, Waters, Tubbs, Conyers, et.al., and demand they stand up for their fellow victim.

[PGalt]

BUMP

[eastcobb]

Dat muney wuz planted! I wuz dis-enfranchized!

[meandog]

It's incredible that he was even returned to Congress...I had hoped that his African-American La. contituents would do the same to him as Cynthia McKinney's did to her but I guess we just cannot get over the racial hump in this country yet. Sad!

[kidd]

I need a scorecard for the DEM scandals.
Let's see...

William Jefferson...bribery
Alcee Hastins...bribery
John Murtha...Abscam
Harry Reid...Land deals

Then the classics:

Ted Kennedy...murder, DWI, cover-up
Robert Byrd...KKK recruiter
Barney Frank...male prostitution ring
Hillary Clinton....Whitewater and stock insider trading (and murder?)

[N. Theknow]

But, he is soooooo familiar with cold, hard cash.

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm waiting for Jefferson to cry "What about Mollihan? Because he's white?"

-PJ

[Princip. Conservative]

That's so one-sided. If they really wanted to get rid of Jefferson, why did they run a loony lefty like Karen Carter who supports gay marriage and (apparently) human cloning. They have no-one to blame but themselves for this folly.