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6 pols recuse from Maxine Waters investigation
kabc ^ | Friday, February 17, 2012

Posted on 02/20/2012 6:48:42 PM PST by BenLurkin

Six of the House Ethics Committee's 10 members removed themselves from the case and were replaced Friday, saying they wanted to erase any questions of bias.

Waters, a Democrat, is accused of trying to get federal aid for a minority-owned bank that lists her husband as an investor. She denies any wrongdoing.

In addition to five Republicans, democratic Congresswoman Linda Sanchez also dropped out of the investigation, which has been going on for more than two years

(Excerpt) Read more at abclocal.go.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: corruption; demcorruption; maxinewaters; waters
Good grief.
1 posted on 02/20/2012 6:48:47 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

To know her is to despise her.


2 posted on 02/20/2012 6:51:59 PM PST by Cyman
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To: BenLurkin

Untouchable


3 posted on 02/20/2012 6:52:22 PM PST by boomop1 (term limits is the only way to save this country.)
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To: BenLurkin

Gutless.


4 posted on 02/20/2012 7:04:25 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Beware the Sweater Vest)
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To: BenLurkin

5 posted on 02/20/2012 7:10:09 PM PST by Old Sarge (RIP FReeper Skyraider (1930-2011) - You Are Missed)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe they fear her powers of ‘sending people to hell’ when she gets peed off at them. Ain’t that right TEA Party’ers?


6 posted on 02/20/2012 7:13:01 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: BenLurkin

Obviously she has the goods on them.


7 posted on 02/20/2012 7:17:53 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
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To: boomop1

Did she pay them off?


8 posted on 02/20/2012 7:27:05 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: BenLurkin

The Headline should read “6 Gutless Pols recuse from Maxine Waters Investigation”


9 posted on 02/20/2012 7:31:45 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: BenLurkin

All five Republicans dropped out? Does being Republican mean that they have a “conflict of interest”? It sure sounds as if they intend to do . . . nothing.


10 posted on 02/20/2012 7:36:26 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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All five Republicans dropped out? Does being Republican mean that they have a “conflict of interest”?

They are afraid to be highlighted on the enemies list.

There is so much dirty laundry among politicians of both sides that they cannot risk investigating anyone.

11 posted on 02/20/2012 7:50:10 PM PST by oldbrowser (They are Marxists, don't call them democrats)
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To: BenLurkin

12 posted on 02/20/2012 7:55:11 PM PST by McBuff
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To: BenLurkin

Not only has “pay-to-play picking winners and losers” politics been successfully exported from Chicago to the White Crib, but Springfield-style “Combine” politics has been successfully exported to Washington DC. “The Combine” is a melding of parties to ensure group power at all costs regardless of party affiliation. All of the power brokers seem to be rallying around Maxi-Pad Waters. Nothing to see here, move along.


13 posted on 02/20/2012 7:55:49 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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I wonder if it has anything to do with this...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203646004577214013059183838.html
The Alabama congressman who serves as the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is under investigation into whether he improperly traded stocks or funds in financial markets based on inside information, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Probably not, it just that the timing makes it stand out.


14 posted on 02/20/2012 8:10:29 PM PST by Irenic
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To: BenLurkin
In 2001 I posted this thread- one paragraph in bold below:

Letter to Maxine Waters from Larry Elder, L.A. talk show host

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/555860/posts

In 1979, former Black Panther, Joanne Chesimard, gunned down a New Jersey State Highway Patrol Officer. A jury convicted her of murder, and sentenced her to life in prison. In a daring breakout, Chesimard escaped from prison and fled to Cuba. Congress passed a unanimous resolution urging Castro to send Chesimard back to America and face charges. You, however, wrote Castro a letter, urging him to let her stay, stating "she was persecuted as a result of her political beliefs and affiliations." You further likened her to Martin Luther King!

15 posted on 02/20/2012 8:53:32 PM PST by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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I have a hard time keeping track of who is worse, Maxine Waters or Shelia Jackson Lee. Its a real tough choice.


16 posted on 02/20/2012 9:50:22 PM PST by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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To: oldbrowser

There is so much dirty laundry among politicians of both sides that they cannot risk investigating anyone.


This


17 posted on 02/20/2012 9:57:21 PM PST by chasio649 (Stop looking for heroes.)
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There is so much dirty laundry among politicians

It is those dang anti abortion Christians, they are up to no good I tell you.</sarcasm;Occasionally used just in case.>

18 posted on 02/21/2012 1:13:58 AM PST by itsahoot (I will Vote for Palin, even if I have to write her in.(Brokered Convention Ya betcha))
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To: boomop1

Correct.
Waters is black and everyone knows you can’t take a stand against any black or you will be labeled a racist regardless of how egregious their actions may be.


19 posted on 02/21/2012 4:49:58 AM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Hey Mitt, F-you too pal)
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