House takes refresher course on ethics-Guess who the instructor is?

[kpete]

Unbelievable
By Ellen Miller | bio
From: Auction House
Dennis Hastert is making the House take a refresher course on ethics rules.
Guess who the instructor is?

http://www.tpmcafe.com/

Jan. 5, 2006, 11:38PM
House ethics guru may have ignored lessons


By SAMANTHA LEVINE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - Before they take their seats in the House of Representatives, newly elected lawmakers come to Washington for a weeklong orientation that includes a briefing on congressional ethics.

Presiding over their instruction is the chairman of the House Administration Committee, who since 2001 has been Rep. Bob Ney, R-Ohio.

Now, Ney could have ethical difficulties of his own.

In the deepening investigation of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Ney is none other than "Representative #1," the lawmaker who received gifts and campaign donations in exchange for helping Abramoff and his clients 11 times, according to court documents.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/3569018.html

[displacedtexan]

1. OK, I laughed out loud when I read that!

Really! I actually LOLed!

[movonne]

12. I did too...it gets better and better....so right in our face and what are

you going to do about it...

[babylonsister]

2. You. Have. Got. To. Be. Kidding! Mr. Ethics#2, err, #3, errr... nt

[Burried News]

3. Lesson #1 Never go against the Family Fredo.

[Critters2]

7. LoL!!

:spray:

Fredo!!!

[tularetom]

4. You faked that link

this article has to be from the Onion! Or life has truly imitated art big time.

[gkhouston]

9. it's a bona fide article in the Houston Chronicle

boy, Olbermann's gonna have a field day snarking on this story...

[rodeodance]

5. my gawd!! the hypocrasy of it all. what next!

[rodeodance]

6. media blast this NOW.

[Critters2]

8. Yeah

like that'll happen

[rodeodance]

10. He will put this on his vitae when they vote him out in NOV>

[Debi]

11. I thought his name was Representative #1

[central scrutinizer]

13. what's the problem? - Ney is obviously an expert

Who better? - Ney has violated ethics that most congresspeople don't even know existed.

[berni_mccoy]

14. Criminals are often used to deter those who would commit crimes

It's a great scare-tactic.

[AnnieBW]

15. Geeze

You just can't make this shit up...

[Metta]

16. You expected anything other than a whitewash?

That's what happens when people don't care are put in charge of people who don't care.