Posted on 11/06/2009 5:03:42 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Democrats' Ethics Targeted by GOP
By BRODY MULLINS
Republicans are seizing on newly revealed ethics probes of congressional Democrats ahead of next year's midterm elections, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues of failing to make good on their pledge to clean up Washington when they regained control of Congress.
None of the Democratic lawmakers under investigation by the House Ethics Committee is expected to lose in 2010. And ethics concerns are usually less important to voters than pocketbook issues. But Republican campaign strategists say ethics issues rumbling under the surface could help the GOP pick up a few House seats by tipping the balance in closely contested races.
"We plan to hold Democrats accountable for the ethics issues that plague their caucus and remind voters that Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues are knee-deep in the swamp that they promised to drain in 2006," said Paul Lindsay, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm for the House GOP.
Democrats say the recent investigation disclosures demonstrate that Ms. Pelosi and Democratic leaders have kept their pledge to clean up Washington by following up on allegations. "I think people understand that we are trying to clean up the system, as opposed to covering it up like the Republicans did," said Jennifer Crider, a strategist for the House Democratic campaign arm.
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Really, how do target a non-existent thing?
You got that right.
One of Bush's biggest failures, to investigate and prosecute every Rat crime, corruption, and cover up since Carter's inauguration.
Worse yet he allowed rats to demand "special prosecutors". That demand should have resulted in an investigation of the RAT making the demand.
SO MANY Rats and MSM forgers would have gone to prison on crimes ranging all the way up to Treason, George Soros would be paying Putin for protection.
Neither party has any eithics.
“and remind voters that Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues are knee-deep in the swamp”
BS. They’re wearing scuba tanks.
You’re right.
There’s plenty of “funny business” to spread around.
Nov 2, 2010 - House cleaning day. Senate, too.
Term limits via the ballot box.
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