What a daunting battle it must be for two Democrats to oppose the directives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Simply put, Pelosi is not pleased with this legislation. Yet,there are two democrats who cosponsored legislation last Wednesday to correct the issue of earmarks and the campaign donations. This issue of earmarks is responsible for the corruption of the Congress and Senate, especially those members who win eternal re-election.
Susan Crabtree at The Hill reports the two senators who have co-sponsored the legislation are:
Reps. Paul Hodes (D-N.H.) and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
The resolution comes from the leading republican always against earmarks, Jeff Flake of Arizona.
There are a dozen or so of other democrats presently supporting the measure, but many are beginning to waver in their support. That's just the problem weak lawmakers run in to when they are strong-armed by House leaders such as Pelosi.
The measure would prevent earmarks requested by lobbyists to House members who have accepted campaign donations from these lobbyists. Not only that, it would force the Ethics committee to investigate PMA and the senators allegedly involved in this lobbyist scandal. The problem is, it involves John Murtha,(D) Pa., and Peter Visclosky,(D) Ind. There are others involved, and this scandal involves millions of dollars over several years.
Because of the number of democrats and the fact they are rank and file members, Nancy Pelosi is discouraging the support of the Flake Resolution.
It was Nancy Pelosi who promised to clean up Washington more than two years ago. The corruption she refuses to investigate through the Ethics Committee, such as Charlie Rangel's list of woes, is unforgivable.
Whether or not Pelosi does her job as House Speaker, we can all make a concerted effort to see these scoundrels, no matter which party,voted out of Congress. Pelosi may not be pleased, but neither are taxpayers.
