Will the House ethics committee be roused from its slumber? Nancy Pelosi gave it a poke in the ribs yesterday, sending a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) that said Democrats expect the committee to investigate "alleged violations of criminal laws and the rules of the House" by four House members: DeLay, Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio), Rep. John Doolittle (R-Cal.), and Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Cal.). The letter was not a formal complaint, however, so it will undoubtedly be ignored. The AP gingerly notes that "Pelosi's letter did not ask the ethics committee to investigate an unrelated case involving Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana."
OK I think that the Dems have to be ruthless. In this case they have to be totally ruthless with Rep. Jefferson and demand an investigation maybe exclude him from the caucus. The Republicans want a crooked Democrat to argue that the scandal is non partisan, the Democrats shoud use a crooked Democrat to argue that their hatred of corruption is non partisan.
Then once they take back the house he can get a nice job as a lobbyist or something, but right now he has to take one for the team.
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