By Douglas V. Gibbs
Ways and Means Chairman, Democrat Charlie Rangel, is under investigation for his real estate holdings and rental income. Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha's ties to defense contractors is under investigation by the Ethics Committee, as well.
And there's more:
According to the L.A. Times, "nearly half the members of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which Murtha chairs, are under investigation for funneling millions in federal funds to clients of a lobbyist who used to work on the Hill. The charge: They put earmarks worth $300 million in the 2008 Defense appropriation bill to benefit clients of the PMA Group, a now-defunct lobbying firm headed by Paul Magliocchetti, a former aide to the committee."
The Democrat Party keeps hanging itself, showing that it is the party of corruption, and that they are only in the game for money and power.
And surprise, surprise, a few "progressive" Republicans got caught up in the corruption too.
No wonder conservatism is on the rise!
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Ethics probe so big lawmakers have to take a number -- half the Pentagon spending committee caught in net - Los Angeles Times
Ethics panel scrutinizing dozens of House members - Yahoo News, Associated Press
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