Crooks on both sides of the aisle

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Democrat on the House ethics committee, Alan Mollohan, will leave the panel -- at least temporarily -- while he defends his own financial conduct, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Friday.

Mollohan's decision comes in an election year when his party is accusing majority Republicans of allowing a "culture of corruption" in Congress.

Mollohan, of West Virginia, will be replaced by Rep. Howard Berman of California, a former ranking Democrat on the panel. Mollohan has denied any wrongdoing.

The only evenly divided panel in the House, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct has been divided along partisan lines for the past 16 months and unable to launch any major new investigations. If Mollohan had stayed while under his own ethics cloud, the chances for the stalemate to end would have been almost impossible.

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Mollohan steered millions of dollars to nonprofit groups in his district -- with much of the money going to organizations run by people who contribute to the lawmaker's campaigns.

Also, a conservative group filed a complaint with federal prosecutors this year questioning whether Mollohan correctly reported his assets on financial disclosure forms.

While Mollohan's troubles threaten to become a major campaign problem for Democrats, Pelosi, of California, said in a statement that Mollohan decided on his own to step down and that she accepted his decision.
 
Is'nt there always crooks on both sides. They are politicians they are all crooks in some way or another.:D
 
So, let me get this straight: There's an article about a top Democrat involved in corruption, with NO MENTION of any Republicans, and your title is "Crooks on BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE?"

Gimme a break. If this had been a Republican, your title would have been "Republican Culture of Corruption!"

You can't see past your own hypocrisy. This is blatant absurdity and everybody knows it.
 
fossten said:
So, let me get this straight: There's an article about a top Democrat involved in corruption, with NO MENTION of any Republicans, and your title is "Crooks on BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE?"

Gimme a break. If this had been a Republican, your title would have been "Republican Culture of Corruption!"

You can't see past your own hypocrisy. This is blatant absurdity and everybody knows it.

Bingo. Hit the nail on the head. I can't believe he even posted it, but the title is pretty typical. Flash and distract.
 
barry2952 said:
That is very funny coming from you.

And that is very typical coming from you. You can't answer the allegation because you have been caught red-handed in a puddle of your own hypocrisy, so you utter some inane, glib, empty remark. You'd be better off just running home with your tail b/t your legs.
 
fossten said:
So, let me get this straight: There's an article about a top Democrat involved in corruption, with NO MENTION of any Republicans, and your title is "Crooks on BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE?"

....of course. It goes without saying that Republicans are all corrupt. You can that that for granted. :rolleyes:
 

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