Pelosi’s swamp things – Rangeling the Waters for November

August 2, 2010 04:58


Ethics trials of senior Democrats Rangel and Waters are making a mockery of Pelosi’s ‘most ethical congress’ claims and pumping fresh hope into Republicans for the November elections.

By NAFTALI BENDAVID And BRODY MULLINS at WSJ


‘On Sunday, Republicans sought to capitalize on the ethics troubles of Democratic Reps. Charles Rangel of New York and Maxine Waters of California.

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R., Ohio) said on Fox News that Democrats had failed to “drain the swamp” of House ethics as they had promised.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) moved to limit the damage, saying the proceedings facing the two members show that Democrats are taking ethics seriously. “When I came in, we said, ‘We’ll drain the swamp,’ and we did,” she said on ABC’s “This Week.”‘

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