Editors' Blog After you check out by Paul Kiel 11.15.06 | 12:42 pm After you check out our post on Murtha’s involvement in ABSCAM, give this one a read. In a meeting with Democrats earlier this week, Murtha referred to the Democrats lobbying and ethics reform bill as “total crap.” Send Tips Paul Kiel is a former TPM reporter who covers covers business and consumer finance for ProPublica.