Reply #32: There's more scandal waiting even it the panel takes this up. [View All]

[Rose Siding]

USA Today runs an article today (that isn't news around here) about the 10s of thousands in donations that DeLay's PAC made to EACH ethics committee repub. It's explained as "just normal" but compare it to our own squeaky clean dem...

Donations link DeLay, ethics panel
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There is precedent for ethics panel members recusing themselves when such conflict issues arise. Sen. Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record), D-Nev., stepped aside in 2002 in the case of then-senator Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., accused of financial misconduct. Reid had given $500 to Torricelli's legal defense fund. "Recusal is pretty much an individual choice, if there is any possibility of a conflict of interest," said Donald Ritchie, a Senate historian.

Kenneth Gross, an attorney who has represented Democrats and Republicans on ethics issues, said the financial ties on the committee could be a problem. "I would advise the committee not to use a member who had received contributions from DeLay's leadership PAC to head the investigation," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20050427/pl_usatoday/donationslinkdelayethicspanel

Harry recused himself over 500 bucks! DeLay contribute FIFTEEN grand to Hart *alone*.

Who are they gonna get to HEAR the complaints?