People we're going to have to keep an eye on for corruption from TPMmuckracker:

[originalpckelly]

http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001981.php

"MuckWatch: We Pick Our Favorite Dems
By Justin Rood - November 10, 2006, 1:20 PM

The Democrats swept into the majority in Congress vowing to fight the culture of corruption. Bad news for the muckraking biz, right? Thankfully, less-than-squeaky pasts don't appear to be a factor in the Dems' reasoning as they divvy up leadership posts and committee chairs. Here are our favorite Democrats poised to take key positions:

Rep. Alan Mollohan (WV): He's set to take the chair of the very appropriations panel in whose purse strings he has already entangled himself. (He has helped steer nearly $500 million in taxpayer money to his rural district, half of which has gone to five organizations Mollohan created with friends.) As a result, he's under FBI investigation. Enough said.

Rep. John Murtha (PA): Likely to chair the Defense Appropriations subcommittee. Murtha's been tagged as a shameless earmarker, spending tens of millions on projects nobody wants to benefit his friends and his district. He's already been caught on tape by the FBI explaining how he works scams, so at least if the Feds pick up his trail again, they'll know what to look for. With massive classified budgets and a long history of wasteful spending, this post is ripe for abuse. The FBI probe into its former chairman, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), attests to that. Murtha's also making a play for Majority Leader."

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We need to watch these people like hawks. I forget Rep. Murtha was involved in Abscam. GRRR!!!!

It only hurts our party when corruption comes in, if we don't defend people when there is a lot of evidence against them, we'll rule the day. (ONLY if there is evidence, I'm not talking about partisan freeper attacks.)

We should keep an eye on people. If they go corrupt, we need to put a primary challenger up to keep them out of power.

[thingfisher]

1. Point well made.

In the post election euphoria lets not forget that the Dems have had their share of corruption over the years(they are politicians after all).

Accountability is the watch word. Any ethics reform legislation needs to pack some sharp teeth and be ruthlessly enforced. The public has siffered too long at the hands of corrupt officials who are able to operate in secret.

Dem or Repub I don't trust either at their word.