What I'm Talkin' 'Bout... Is Ettics!
Okay, I'm cooking tonight, so I want to get this angry post out of the way so it doesn't get into the jambalaya. I'm not even that angry, really, and certainly not disappointed. We know what to expect from these creeps. But the sheer lack of surprise is no excuse for their actions.
So yesterday, snuck into a news cycle where the State of the Union speech would eclipse it, Dennis Hastert (the Unspeakable) relieved three Republican members of the ethics committee of their duties. Seems they had some ethical problems.. meaning they had them.
These were the three guys -- Joel Hefley of Colorado, Kenny Hulshof of Missouri, and Stephen LaTourette of Ohio -- who voted against the rule that would have let Tom DeLay keep his leadership position if he was indicted with a crime. Consequently, they got the axe, in favor of three Repugs with no such ethical lapses (we here in realityland might call it a conscience).
So it's even less likely that any Republicans will be investigated by the ethics committee, unless they start biting the heads off puppies (in public, I mean). 5 republicans, yes-men all.
Here's a story about it in the Washington Post. And here's what Josh Marshall has to say about it.
This is fall o' Rome stuff here. It's quiet, but if you listen hard enough you can hear it.
The only good thing about all this is that sooner or later they'll turn on each other, old-school. Lord-of-the-Flies school. But for now, Piggy's got the conch.
Rob
Thursday, February 03, 2005
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Damn. And when I say damn, I'm saying it with four syllables. Here's the scariest part of that article:
"Republican leaders put on the committee two new members who have donated to a DeLay legal fund: Rep. Lamar S. Smith (R-Tex..) and Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.). Smith gave DeLay $10,000, making him among the seven largest donors among congressional members, and Cole gave $5,000, according to an analysis of disclosure records by the watchdog group Public Citizen."
Scary, scary stuff. But they're the moral ones, so it's okay.
I think Rob's observation that the story was buried, though I did hear something about it, is the scariest part. Of course, we have a vigorous, free, independant, even liberal press/media, so I'm SURE the good people of the U S of A will react with proper indignation when the story is fully known.
Cecilia
After what they did to Chris Smith, this is no surprise, but it still makes me sick.
There was all that talk about the inclusive GOP. It was the Democrats who were unwilling to listen to opposing view points. The GOP, they welcomed diverse viewpoints into their party, and they had the keynot speakers to prove it. Eric Alterman called the GOP convention keynote lineup a minstrel show. He couldn't have been more accurate.
What a load of crap. Invite a bunch of moderates so speak and pretend you care what they have to say. Then, when the elections are won, invite them to shut their yap or get smacked. Saddest of all is that they'll be back in four years to do it all over again.
That's life in the Big Tent for ya.
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