Remember Pelosi's shrill voice exlaiming that when she stepped into Speaker of the House the culture of corruption would cease? Pelosi is hoping no one will notice the 500 lb. gorilla on the Hill: Democrats have their own culture of corruption as well, but if we close our eyes really tight, no one will see it!
The Washington Post has an article about Pelosi drawing fire for her support of Murtha as House Majority Leader. If we were to believe her promises, that would make Murtha one of the most ethical, honest, integrous men on the Hill. Not even close.
Murtha, a longtime senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, has battled accusations over the years that he has traded federal spending for campaign contributions, that he has abused his post as ranking party member on the Appropriations defense subcommittee, and that he has stood in the way of ethics investigations. Those charges come on top of Murtha's involvement 26 years ago in the FBI's Abscam bribery sting.
Even her own people are shocked:
"Pelosi's endorsement suggests to me she was interested in the culture of corruption only as a campaign issue and has no real interest in true reform," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), a Democratic-leaning group. "It is shocking to me that someone with [Murtha's] ethics problems could be number two in the House leadership."
Sans any horrific consequences to our country resulting from this election such as national security issues, stock market crash, unemployment out the roof, losing more religious freedom or the implementation of sharia in Dearborn, and, of course, any terrorist attacks from the religion of peace -- to name a few -- this next two years may be the Goliath of all roller coasters. It will certainly give conservative talk radio a boost.
Coming from one who hates roller coasters, I'm going to sit back and enjoy the ride.
Posted by Mutti at November 14, 2006 09:30 AM | TrackBack
