Truth to Power

Kudos

Kudos to the Democrats for once. They have ousted that hustler Jefferson from his committee seat:

WASHINGTON – Add political banishment to the list of problems confronting Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record), ensnared in a bribery scandal that fellow Democrats hope to turn to their election-year advantage.

“Democrats are determined to hold a high ethical standard,” the party’s leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (news, bio, voting record), said Thursday night after engineering a 99-58 vote of the rank and file that stripped Jefferson of his seat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.

“This isn’t about proof in the court of law. This is about an ethical standard,” Pelosi said. “I wish that the White House would do the same.”</i>

Ha. Don’t hold your breath.


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