[Yo-Yo]

Republicans are defending Jefferson for two reasons:

1) Jack
2) Abramoff

[Wolfie]

The FBI is just treating Congress like it treats ordinary citizens. Which, of course, is what pisses off Congress.

[pabianice]

The REAL question is: when will they hound him out of Congress and indict him a la Delay?

[AppyPappy]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Hey Nancy, look up the word "impotent" in the dictionary. You will see your picture.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[SF Republican]

It took her 6 words to start lying
In the interest of upholding the high ethical standard of the House Democratic Caucus

[Bahbah]

the high ethical standard of the House Democratic Caucus....

LOLOL. Thanks for the laugh, Stretch.

[geezerwheezer]

Someone should tell Hastert the less said, the better. We all know Jefferson is going to take the big hit, so let nature take its' course. He should be yelling that the demorats are holdin' the black man back, just like they do all the black folk, and that is typical of the demorats. He should say the dems don't want no black man gettin' uppity with his committee assignments and that's why Pelosi wants him off Ways & Means...make hay Denny, not haymakers!! Somebody needs to talk some politikin' to this fool speaker we have. He acts retarded sometimes.

[trebb]

Hastert and others that seem to think that a Congressman's office is sacrosanct give me a bad taste in my mouth. It appears they are either trying to keep some of their own illicit involvements under wraps, or ensure that they can do whatever they want to do with utter impunity, just so long as they hide all the evidence in their Congressional offices. Government is stinking more and more as the months go by.

[DarthVader]

Jefferson refuses to quit Ways and Means (in reply to Pelosi request)

Excellent!! Will cause the Rats major PR problem and cause more internal strife.

[A CA Guy]

Don't you know this guy has a right to be doing criminal activity while in the House. How dare they ask him to resign such a lucrative position.

Of course the way this is going, his next position will be with Bubba in a Federal prison.

[ken5050]

FYI...I have managed to dig up the COMPLETE Text of Pelosi's letter to Jefferson. The redacted part, NOT shown on her website, is as follows....

"In consideration of your immediate resignation from the Ways and Means Committee, I will appoint you to the House Ethics Committee..."

[kellynla]

"I'm not leaving and you can't make me!" LMAO

Man! these clowns in Congress just have no lives!

too bad there's no way we can get term limits so these morons would be FORCED to go out and get a reeeeel job!

[50sDad]

"Bill, if we don't throw you over the side to the sharks, sooner or later the press is going to wake up and come looking at our ethics violations. Bu-bye!"
-------------------------Nancy Pelosi

[PISANO]

Democrats don't have a conscience, do not suffer SHAME, and cling to POWER until their last breath.

He will be re-elected in Nov too.

[Range Rover]

"This is the first time the branch seeking the information dispatched its law enforcement arm to wrest information from the office of a sitting congressman who is the target of a probe."

Hmmmmm

Reading this literally, one would assume that there are TWO FBI's....The Republicans have theirs and apparently there is a Democrat FBI somewhere. Of course, it is just a twisting of fact to push an agenda where the EVIL REPUBLICANS control all Law Enforcement apparatus and unleash those hit squads on the saintly Democrats whenever they feel the urge.

How many people just swallow this stuff and subconsciously digest it? You can bet every waste of air at DU knows it as gospel.

[InterceptPoint]

Remind me someone. Didn't Congress DEMAND access to Nixon's tapes so they could impeach him? Talk about separation of powers.

[InterceptPoint]

Remind me someone. Didn't Congress DEMAND access to Nixon's tapes so they could impeach him? Talk about separation of powers.

[Joe Boucher]

And will the good folks of New Orleans revote this crook into office?

[Political Junkie Too]

"I will not give up a committee assignment that is so vital to New Orleans at this crucial time for any uncertain, long-term political strategy."

What "uncertain, long-term political strategy" was Jefferson referring to, "upholding the high ethical standard of the House Democratic Caucus" or pursuing the charge of "culture of corruption" of Republicans?

-PJ

[avacado]

"Lady, if I pull any tighter you're gonna have a gotee!"

"And if you don't pull any tighter you'll be out of a job... so SHUT UP AND PULL, DAMN IT!"