Only the Democrat House Leadership could find an unethical way to pass an “ethics†bill. House Democrats had crafted legislation, an ethics bill in name only, that will do nothing to clean-up Washington. In fact, many non-partisan experts believe that it will only further empower the special interests. Tonight, on the House floor, House Democrats were headed towards defeat. They were opposed by a bipartisan coalition of Members, who wanted to work towards meaningful ethics reform, rather than accept the empty rhetoric offered by the House Democrat Leadership. At the end of the vote, the bipartisan coalition had prevailed; yet, Speaker Pelosi held the vote open and strong-armed less senior Representatives into voting her way. This action violated House rules that were enacted in January of last year. One thing is clear – House Democrats have failed the American People. They can’t even pass an “ethics†bill without violating the rules.
March 11th, 2008 at 10:21 pm Did it fail? I hope it did. I have given to the conservative coalition. Thank you for this update.
March 11th, 2008 at 10:27 pm Tom, unfortunately, the House Democrat Leadership held the vote open until they won the vote. A bipartisan group had voted to defeat them, but they just kept changing the tally until they got their way. To use an analogy, the basketball game was over, but Speaker Pelosi kept the clock running until she won.
March 12th, 2008 at 7:34 am Democrats you are losing credibility with stuff like this.
What happened to “most ethical” promises.
March 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pm I has become more and more apparent that the House leadership has its own agenda – and it has nothing to do with the good of the country!
Can Palosi be impeached?
March 12th, 2008 at 11:21 pm Sleazy tactics, but all in all, I’m glad it passed. It doesn’t go far enough, but it’s a start.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:28 pm One more thing, I’m new here, just linked over from Glenn Reynolds’s blog.
I have a question, I’ve noticed the term “Democrat” being used in places where it should be “Democratic”. I’ve seen this on a few other right-leaning blogs as well. Is this an inside joke that I’m unaware of or just a fun little jab to annoy Democrats?