CREW: Why "COMMITTEE ADMONISHED SENATOR CRAIG AND NOT SENATORS VITTER, DOMENICI OR FRIST"

[L. Coyote]

CREW ASKS WHY SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE ADMONISHED SENATOR CRAIG AND NOT SENATORS VITTER, DOMENICI OR FRIST
http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/31001

14 Feb 2008 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) executive director Melanie Sloan released the following statement on the Senate Ethics Committee admonishment of Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) yesterday:

"The Senate Ethics Committee found that Larry Craig acted improperly, which of course, was readily apparent. Although a sign that the Ethics Committee is not completely moribund, one has to wonder why only Senator Craig’s conduct merited action. For example, the committee has not taken up the case of Senator David Vitter, who admitted to the crime of soliciting for prostitution and against whom CREW filed a ..........

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Please clear up the timeline for me --

Wasn't Craig the only one that came up subsequent to the Dems regaining control of congress? Would that explain it?

EDIT:
I must admit, I don't pay much attention to sex scandals.

[IndyOp]

2. From the link in the OP - CREW file a complaint about Vitter a month before the Craig complaint.

For example, the committee has not taken up the case of Senator David Vitter, who admitted to the crime of soliciting for prostitution and against whom CREW filed a complaint a month before the Craig complaint. Neither has the committee acted on CREW’s March 2007 complaint against Senator Pete Domenici for improperly pressuring a U.S. Attorney.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Thanks. As I said, I don't really pay attention to sex scandals. nt

[xchrom]

3. recommend

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. The GOP is happy to forgive any crime except homosexuality

Murder, prostitution (with women), fraud, corruption, graft, you name it: As long as it involves sex with the "appropriate" gender, it is standard operating procedure. Deviate from that one rule, and it goes beyond the pale.