Rep. Maxine Waters ethics panel charge

[upi402]

Here's the panel that we have to "thank";

111th Congress
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct

Democrats
Zoe Lofgren,
Chair, California

Ben Chandler, Kentucky

G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina

Kathy Castor, Florida

Peter Welch, Vermont

Republicans
Jo Bonner,
Ranking Republican Member, Alabama

Mike Conaway, Texas

Charles Dent, Pennsylvania

Gregg Harper, Mississippi

Michael McCaul, Texas

Article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100731/ap_on_go_co/us_waters_ethics
Waters has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest involving a bank that was seeking federal aid. Her husband owned stock in the bank.

[suffragette]

1. And still Cheney, Bush, , Rove, Rumsfeld, Woo, Gonzales, etc,

etc, etc walk uncharged and unfettered.

I remember standing outside in DC with other DU'ers and quite a few people all listening as Maxine Waters spoke of our shared hope that one Senator would stand with the CBC to question the vote in Ohio. She is amazing.

Something wrong in this world.

[upi402]

2. At least Lindsay Lohan is off the streets

Yes, where is the DoJ?

Here's hoping they're just cleaning our side of the street, prepping the way for some REAL investigatin'

[suffragette]

3. But it looks like the "they" who started this are the

Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), co-chaired by Porter Goss.
http://oce.house.gov/porter-goss-co-chairman.html



http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40489.html
The Waters case also presents a test of the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent body that takes complaints from the public and chooses which ones to forward to the House ethics committee.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have complained that the OCE has unfairly and disproportionately targeted them, and many have signed onto a legislative effort to de-fang the office.

Waters' case was referred to the ethics committee by OCE.

[upi402]

4. Porter Goss was a serious spook before he was CID

Like Dadums Bush before him.
9-11 Whitewash committee co chair too.
Imagine that.

[suffragette]

5. Exactly, and Maxine Waters has challenged him directly

many times.
http://www.haitiaction.net/News/MW/9_20_4.html


Imagine that, indeed.

[Kurovski]

6. Oh, for fuck's sake. (nt)

[political_Dem]

7. If they do this to Ms. Waters, it's time to send Cheney, Bush and the rest of their pals to the ICC.

It's time to stop pussy-footing around. I am sick of these RW asses finding time to bring charges on Dems and their allies--especially if they are outspoken. That's why the Dems have to stop rolling over and playing dead whenever the GOP play the boogeymen.

Enough is enough.

[upi402]

9. I got to ask Rep. Inslee about her in person!

And he thinks somethings funny with it. That her husband was involved from a long time before she was in any position to have a conflict. That it's pretty small potatoes, given all...

Jay Inslee was in the Downing Street minutes hearings in the basement during the heat of BushCo. That guy fights the power like Maxine Waters does. It was an honor to get his time in person, but he was like talking with an old buddy. Maxine gives me the same impression.

[suffragette]

8. Kick

:kick:

[KakistocracyHater]

10. another 'witch-hunt', McCarthyism all over again-deadlock them

this crap must be halted. Look how they even got to jail that Dem Gov(I can't recall his name). Notice ONLY DEMS ARE HELD "ACCOUNTABLE", TO TRUMPED UP CHARGES IF NEED BE. Any out-of-work lawyers/volunteers/paralegals around D.C. to ramp up defense for her? Try using the Right's de-emphasizing the outrage, de-escalating the perception that any law's been broken. How come Vitter is free & still in power? & that Rentboy.com hypocrite isn't thrown from office? Now is the time to do-for the real good people, not DLC, etc.

[Green_Lantern]

11. the charge is bs...OneUnited is a much better recipient of TARP

Funds that these huge multinational firms.

I'm glad she's fighting this. She is one politician I can't see making decisions based on corruption by money.

I have no problem with her using her office to promote a community based minority bank.