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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (43141)	4/26/2005 12:37:22 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Delay fixed the ethics rules to absolve himself. The Republicans are only offering a whitewashing of Delay. Until they fix the rules back to the way they've always bee, the American people will not get a fair investigation of Delay. Quit defending crooks.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (43141)	4/26/2005 8:53:17 AM
From: JeffA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Ah yes, Pelosi. Endemic of the problems with this institution. When they get their way from the repubs, they have to change tack in order to constantly be on the offensive. This has to be the biggest documented temper tantrum ever documented in world history. The Dems are still pouting from 2000 election and letting everyone know it. I'd vote every single one out of office, if I were a Dem. Obstructionist babies is how they appear to me. Pelosi had been arguing that the rules were changed simply to protect DeLay, but now says the rule changes themselves are the bigger problem. "Whatever Mr. DeLay's problems are, they're almost minor compared to the abuse of power of the Republicans in terms of the ethics process," she said. ::throws some cheese for that whine:: Of course, the boycott also keeps Democrats from being investigated, a point made by House Speaker Dennis Hastert in an interview with FOX News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday. "We know there's probably four or five cases out there dealing with top-level Democrats. There's a reason that they don't want to go to the ethics process," Hastert said. In fact, Pelosi was asked on Thursday about a trip she took to Puerto Rico in 2001 to protest Naval exercises on Vieques Island (search). Another lawmaker on the trip, Ohio Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who serves on the Ethics Committee, filed a report saying a lobbying firm paid for the trip, which is a violation of House ethics rules. Pelosi bristled at the question that the trip was illegally funded. Sounds like a whole lotta hypocrisy and CYA to me. Maybe Nan got herself in a bit of a prob here.... hehehe