"Today the American people voted for change, and they voted for Democrats to take our country in a new direction. [...] The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history."
-Nancy Pelosi, November 2006

Since taking control of the House in 2006, the Democrats have embarked on a disastrous series of initiatives to undermine our economy and security. Perhaps one of the great symbols of the Democrats total failure to honor their supposed mandate is the nagging ethics issues that have been coming to a head this week. As recently as last Friday Pelosi still claimed to be running the "most ethical and honest Congress in history," while refusing to take any action towards powerful House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D.-N.Y.)

Here is Nancy Pelosi delivering the 'money quote.' Better put your coffee down, listen to the first 10 seconds:

You may remember Rep. Rangel from some of his previous scandals involving abuse of rent-controlled apartments in New York, or failing to pay taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars in income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic. This time he's in hot water over failing to disclose that Caribbean junkets he attended in 2007 and 2008 were subsidized by corporations. Rangel, still under investigation on the first 2 counts, chose to step down 'temporarily' from his chairmanship earlier this week. Presumably he made this decision on his own, as the house leadership has still taken no action against him.

Following closely on the heels of the Rangel mess Rep. Eric Massa announced on Wednesday that he will not be seeking reelection in the fall, making vague references to his health and doctors advice to slow down. Reports today however suggest that the real reason may be allegations that the New York Democrat has also been referred to the House Ethics committee for allegations that he made unwelcome advances towards a young male staffer. The Democratic Leader of the House, Steny Hoyer, confirmed that he has been aware of the allegations since early February.

How will the Democrat-controlled house handle these new allegations? If history is any guide- poorly. In fact, as of early January, not a single member of congress has been punished by the Democrats three year-old "Drain the Swamp" smokescreen.

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