Senior Dem on House Ethics committee under investigation--West Virginia Rep. Mollohan

The Wall Street Journal ^ | April 7, 2006 | By JOHN R. WILKE

[onyx]

If only.

[Mo1]

Brydd is way old .. he won't be around much longer

I'd go after Rockefeller

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the post and info. Looks like he's in a world of hurt.

[lizma]

Another example of the Democrat's "Culture of Corruption".

I loved when they started this mantra.

Tick, tick, tick, Kaboom! LOL!

[lizma]

Why wasn't Rockefeller trip to Syria not been investigated?? The whole Senate makes me sick.

[Ursus arctos horribilis]

Not a pubbie, will rate no more than a broad YAWN.

[dk/coro]

I suggest you do not delude yourself into thinking that this is just a Democrat malady!

Look at the Taft regime in Ohio -- or at Duke Cunningham's compelling greed. These bums were ALL 'Pubs.

And, I could go on and on.

If you accept the fact that sustained POWER over time is a recipe for illegal shenanigans, regardless of the stripe on the cat, then perhaps we could sing from the same hymn book.

I have a great friend of over 50 years from college days -- a far-right Conservative Republican turned Independent, who votes against the incumbent in every election -- just for this reason.

While I could never do that, I look back on the latter years of Bush 41; and I can readily see why Perot was such a factor. Remember Sununu in May of 1992 taking a large government aircraft to NYC, solely to buy stamps for his collection?

Just for openers. I could go on and on.

Have a great weekend. And, sorry to rain on your parade, partner.*S* /s/ dkp

[countrydummy]

PING!!!!

[kayak]

ping

[Clintonfatigued]

If something pans out in this investigation, then Wakim is a real contender. Being a Persian Gulf War veteran won't hurt him, either.

[Bigg Red]

"Culture of Corruption"
Yep, sounds like this fella learned well from the Clintons.

[penowa]

Mollahan is the son of the former Democrat congressman who held the same congressional seat for so long I got old watching him. He learned well from his dad who was also a crook who sold everything that wasn't nailed down and some things that were.

[Bushiefan]

Nan, you are so right!!! We are seein' the light here in wild wonderful WV.

[rfp1234]

Great Headline! Just adjust a space, and "Senior Dem on"
becomes "Senior Demon" - quite appropriate IMHO.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

I live right here in Fairmont WV right around the corner from a big empty mansion which is Mollohan's official "residence", but have only seen him in person twice in 12 years. As the article points out and as I discovered several years ago, he really lives on the beachfront in NC, and has been stretching the text of the Constitution regarding the necessity to "reside" in the district and state which one "represents" in Congress.

I believe that quite a few of us here in WV have been researching what is really going on, and it is fascinating to find out that were are not alone in the quest.

[penowa]

Someone from WV posted on a thread about Byrd recently that his "official WV residence" has been a P.O. Box, and nothing more, for many, many years.

[kcvl]

Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), the senior Democrat on the Ethics Committee



Accepted $23K in campaign contributions from defense contracting firm MZM, the firm behind the congressional bribery scheme that led to the resignation of former Member Duke Cunningham




http://tinyurl.com/mpfpl

[Ooh-Ah]

Thanks. Very interesting link.

[mewzilla]

BTTT.