WP: Pelosi Seeks Special Counsel for an Inquiry on DeLay

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The House's top Democrat yesterday called for a special counsel to look into Majority Leader Tom DeLay's role in an embattled Texas political action committee, ratcheting up an ethics dispute that has gripped the House in the closing days of the 108th Congress.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) surprised Republicans by gaining the House floor just after a 6:30 p.m. roll call, when the chamber was nearly full. Before they could rule her out of order, she introduced a resolution condemning DeLay (R-Tex.). GOP members sat stone-faced as the House clerk read the resolution's summation of the House ethics committee's four admonishments of DeLay's conduct, three in the past eight days.

Pelosi called on the committee to pursue another allegation, which it had deferred this week, and to hire an outside lawyer to help. Her resolution said DeLay has "displayed contempt" for the bipartisan panel by claiming that he had been exonerated and by calling the charges frivolous. Republicans immediately set the resolution aside on a party-line vote.

The 10-minute drama constituted the Democrats' first coordinated response to Wednesday's report in which the ethics committee's five Republicans and five Democrats admonished DeLay and warned him to "temper your future actions." Republicans responded with a flood of statements defending DeLay, ridiculing the charges and blaming vengeful Democrats for the fuss.

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[NV Whino]

1. Go Nancy!

[Tatiana]

2. This is what you call a Democratic House LEADER.

Good on Nancy!

[eablair3]

3. Now if she'd only call for inquiry of herself

I still remember seeing the NOW With Bill Moyers program from several weeks back having to do with the Democratic Convention. They caught Pelosi on tape where she was being courted and woo'ed by AOL/Time Warner with a party and fireworks show. She didn't like be caught on camera at this corporate party hobnobbing with the chairman of AOL/Time Warner who spent thousands or hundreds of thousands to throw a party for her. SHe had her aides try to stand in front of her to block the camera view.

When she left she refused to answer why she was there with Time Warner execs.

She looked like a deer caught in headlights.

So, maybe she ought to investigate herself as well. Won't happen. But, her claims fall hollow. She's a hypocrite and just a political opportunist. She's a joke. Delay is worse.

[BayCityProgressive]

4. well

unfortunately your fluffy bunny world doesnt exist. Until there is real campaign reform the Democrats must raise money form corporate fat cats to even be somewhat competitive with the republicans. Without money they are dead on arrival.

[eablair3]

5. and you can bet

and you can bet that Nancy Pelosi will not be leading the charge to change the system and institute needed reforms. She even lobbied and took actions to thwart and undermine campaign finance reform.

She's bought and paid for by corporate America.

[ckramer]

6. Nancy needs to be tough

She needs to fight like a man!

[truthisfreedom]

7. wow, that totally kicks ass. excellent work, Nancy! you're no nancy-boy!

and to think you have to deal with Ahh-nold being your governator.

[Moderator]

8. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=893097