House Dems strip Jefferson of assignment

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/15/06 | David Espo - ap

[NormsRevenge]

Congressman William Jefferson D-La., speaks at the swearing in ceremony for Mayor Ray Nagin at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans in this Thursday, June 1, 2006 file photo. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she had been 'more than fair' with Jefferson, rejecting claims to the contrary by black lawmakers and predicting the party rank and file would vote to strip him of his committee seat. 'Mr. Jefferson will be dealt with,' she said of the Louisiana lawmaker, ensnared in a federal corruption investigation. Democrats met in early evening to consider his fate, at a time they are attempting to make alleged Republican corruption a central theme in their campaign for control of the House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

[ncountylee]

No justice no peace! Where are Jesse and Al when "Dollar Bill" needs their support?

[NeoCaveman]

keeping the black man down on the cotton pickin Democrat plantation.

[caisson71]

Dimocrap preemptive strike to save their campaign slogan, "culture of corruption" they hope to pin on Republicans. Pelosi makes me sick.

[hsalaw]

House Democrats, determined to make an election-year point about ethics

Oh, bah. This has nothing to do with ethics and everything to do with trying to salvage their "culture of corruption" BS.

[mass55th]

"No justice no peace! Where are Jesse and Al when "Dollar Bill" needs their support?"

Never mind them. Where is the first Black President? Surely he'd want to help another Jefferson.

[Popman]

Pretty hard to say the GOP is a corrupt if they are unwilling to take out there own dirt.

If the cards were reversed, Jefferson would be surrounded by the dem wagons and they would stall until the cows come home

[Ellesu]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

House Republicans should vote to keep him in his assignment. They are the majority, no ?

[caisson71]

Republican majority? I don't think Republicans know that.

[mirkwood]

(Officials said the vote was 99-58.)
So 58 demos think that this thief should stay.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I think you may be on to something.

[mystery-ak]

What a great week this has been and it's not even Friday yet.....maybe tomorrow I'll see McKinney in handcuffs(I can dream can't I)

[jocko12]

Alright Jefferson,to the back of the bus.

[AmericanMade1776]

Guilty as sin.

[InterceptPoint]

Damage Control Dem style.

[VeniVidiVici]

Democrats are getting antsy this crook will stay around till the election and blow their "corruption" chant. Bad enough they can't get him to resign let alone quit his committee seat.

[aynrandfreak]

From Coulter's book; a racist is what you call someone who is winning an argument with a liberal.

[Boundless]

> Democrats are getting antsy this crook will stay
> around till the election ...

I'm thinkin' it's more likely they are taking advantage
of the spotlight being on American and GOP successes in
the last week. They hope no one notices.

They also tried to spike the roll-out of their Contract
On America for the same reason. All but one of their
Legacy Media lackey outlets held it, but the Boston Globe
blew it, ran it, Rush read it on air, and even ignoring
his analysis, he single-handedly totally derailed
any chance of fanfare later.