Doolittle draws increased scrutiny

[Ernesto]

Pete McCloskey, a Republican congressman from 1967 to 1982 for the Silicon Valley who owns property in Placer County, said that while the revelations coming from Washington are important, the developments have yet to be absorbed by local voters. Alarmed by what he considers the "monstrosity" in lobbying connections with Republican officeholders, he formed a Revolt of the Elders group of former Republican lawmakers to block a move to change House rules to protect DeLay from losing his leadership post if indicted.

"Generally, voters have a dim view regarding what goes on in the Beltway and don't care," McCloskey said. "But if there's one thing the Republican Party has stood for, it's fiscal responsibility. If Doolittle gets indicted, that will ring home."
http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2005/12/26/news/top_stories/01doolittle.txt

[BrotherBuzz]

1. It will be interesting to see what followup LTTE's have to say...

especially in light of Abramoff's guilty plea. Here's hoping Doolittle's name is mentioned in Abramoff's plea deal.