Ethics Complaint Filed Against Dem Leader: Should Reid Be Censured for His Reckless Remark?

Human Events Online ^ | May 18, 2005 | Robert Bluey

[Brilliant]

I did not realize that a private organization could file an ethics complaint with the Senate Ethics Committee. I thought that the Senate was responsible for enforcing its own rules.

[George Smiley]

And they all gave weasel answers.

Dems and Reps alike.

For shame!

[marylandrepub1]

You know that 'love the senate' crap the Reid is putting out about finding 6 Republican traitors to help filibuster the Bush nominees? Well what he means by 'love the senate' is that these guys all protect each other. These are the guys that call us up to testify and then act outraged.

Now what if Tom Delay made a similar statement as Reid about a liberal? What do you think Pelosi and Howard Dean would be calling for?

Good post

[tarzantheapeman]

Except for George Allen.

[Republican Red]

I've had never understood the "Allen for President" crowd. I'm slowly starting to get it. The more I see of this man the more I am impressed.

[tarzantheapeman]

I had the pleasure of voting for Allen when he ran for Gov (at least I think it was for Gov) in Virginia in the early 1990s.

I was impressed by his dignity and straight talk instead of the usual politico double speak, cover your ass comments.

[planekT]

...Except for George Allen....

Yep. A notable exception.

I thought Reid's comments had gotten a lot of coverage. Yet, most of these Senators never heard it somehow.
I find that pretty amazing.

[George Smiley]

You're right, and I read right by it.

All the other twaddle must have put me half to sleep.

[StonyBurk]

Inquireing minds want to know-- What the sam hill is in Senator Reids FBI files?I want the raw data stuff that got
Chuck Colson sent to prison -oops es verdad--what got him sent to prison was not the single FBI file-- but the fact he worked for a Republican --everyone knows the Clinotnistas had stacks of FBI files and never went to prison for 'em. I had to be who Colson worked for.

[mlmr]

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Dem Leader: Should Reid Be Censured for His Reckless Remark?


In a heartbeat.

[kcvl]

Check this out...

[alloysteel]

The US Senate, like any other elected body, remains sensitive to the concerns of its constituents, even though they sometimes seem too remote or aloof to deign to notice what is happening on the ground. On the long term, they ignore these grumblings from the heartland only at their own possibly great peril. Perhaps the actual filing of a complaint may only come from a member of the Senate, but believe me, when sufficient outside pressure is put on, and any given member has his (or her) feet set to the fire, some response is quickly made.

Three words. Remember Tom Daschle. (His response was to get himself voted out of the Senate.)

[Mo1]

Reid’s remark prompted an ethics complaint from the Center for Individual Freedom, whose president, Jeffrey Mazzella, declared: “Sen. Reid should be ashamed of himself. It’s the obligation of the Senate Ethics Committee to impose disciplinary action immediately. Sen. Reid’s deplorable conduct must not go unpunished.”

FYI PING

[Mo1]

http://www.centerforindividualfreedom.org/about_contact/index.htm

The Center for Individual Freedom Foundation (CFIF) is a non-partisan constitutional advocacy group that fights to protect and defend individual freedoms and rights in the legal, legislative and educational arenas

[hinterlander]

I've had never understood the "Allen for President" crowd. I'm slowly starting to get it. The more I see of this man the more I am impressed.

If abortion is a big issue to you, keep in mind that he's not really pro-life. He votes party line now, but has admitted that that's not what he really believes.

[votelife]

do you think Allen would change his mind on abortion?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

I had to puke when UP Chuck Schumer was spewing out his lies and BS.

[Marysecretary]

Brother, they sure do know how to skate around pointed questions, don't they? Repubbies are just as bad as the demonrats.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" The US Senate, like any other elected body, remains sensitive to the concerns of its constituents " lol...
Thank you for that, I needed a good joke for today to get me laughing.