Friday, April 21, 2006

Culture of Corruption

Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-West Virginia), the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee is stepping down while his own questionable financial behavior is investigated:
The top Democrat on the House ethics committee, Alan Mollohan, will leave the panel _ at least temporarily _ while he defends his own financial conduct, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday.[...]

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Mollohan steered millions of dollars to nonprofit groups in his district _ with much of the money going to organizations run by people who contribute to the lawmaker's campaigns.
I look forward to seeing this on the front page of the New York Times tomorrow and as well as the lead story on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC... NOT!

I said from the very beginning that it was a bad idea for the Democrats to pursue this "Culture of Corruption" strategy. When it comes to corruption in the House, it's a bipartisan issue. There's plenty to go around and it most certainly cuts across party lines.

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