Pelosi To Clean Up Congressional Corruption? Not Bloody Likely.
Texas Rainmaker brings up an interesting point concerning Nancy Pelosi’s future job responsibilities as Speaker of the House. Will she rid the Democratic corruption already present? To whit (from Texas Rainmaker):
Soon-to-be-Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi said Democrats “intend to lead the most honest, the most open and the most ethical Congress in history.” Interestingly, this reminds me of another newly elected Democrat back in 1992 that promised “the most ethical Administration in the history of the Republic.”
Let’s just take a look at Pelosi’s “honest, ethical” Congress.
It includes William Jefferson (assuming he wins his December 9th runoff), the Democrat who hid $90,000 in bribery cash in his freezer at home.
It includes the soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who enjoys illegally using campaign donations, shady million dollar land deals, pushing legislation through Congress to benefit his 4 lobbyist sons, breaking campaign finance laws, and aiding clients of Jack Abramoff.
It will include Alcee Hastings, who was convicted by the U.S. House on two Articles of Impeachment: perjury and conspiracy to obtain a bribe. He’s so “honest and ethical” that it’s rumored Pelosi will get him to Chair the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
It includes Congressmen who run gay prostitution services from their Capitol Hill apartments, engage in public corruption and love to pass legislation benefitting family members and crash their cars while drinking and driving and kill others.
It includes dozens who associated with or helped Jack Abramoff and his clients.
It includes several who like to assault security personnel.
And of course, the new leader of this “honest, ethical” Congress, herself, enjoys skirting finance laws every now and then. Not to mention her fondness for providing political favors to top donors.
If Pelosi’s party is hellbent on “draining the swamp” of Congressional corruption, they better put on some lifejackets themselves.
Welcome to a new election with the same old results.
I really have nothing to add. Texas Rainmaker made the point so well, with documentation, that there’s nothing I can add. Good job, Texas Rainmaker.
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November 10th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
Those in congress are so accustom to corruption and pandering for money they wouldn’t know honest if it hit them in the head. Nancy with her vast wealth probably is the least likely to recognize corruption. She has alway been hands on when dealing with issues. I sure corruption has stained her palms as well.