It’s alive! It’s alive!
From the AP:
With a burst of activity that ended 16 months of inaction, the House ethics committee on Wednesday opened investigations of a Republican and a Democrat who are subjects of federal bribery inquiries – including one lawmaker connected to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
So, it looks like we’ve got Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) and Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) on the docket, as well as “a preliminary inquiry of whether other lawmakers were involved in a bribery scandal that led to the conviction of former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, R-Calif.”
Huh, a “preliminary inquiry.” That doesn’t inspire confidence. This from a commmittee that’s been dead for more than a year.
Oh, and:
In another announcement, the committee said it would have investigated overseas travel by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, but it won’t do so because he is soon leaving Congress.
Won’t have Tom DeLay to kick around any more, no sir.
