FINALLY! Ethics Complaints Filed Against 'C' Streeters

[Me.]

“The bevy of conservative members of Congress who've resided at the notorious "C Street House" may have violated Congressional gift rules by accepting steeply-discounted lodging, new ethics complaints allege.

The watchdog organization CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) filed complaints Thursday charging Republican Sens. Sam Brownback (Kan.), Tom Coburn (Okla.), Jim DeMint (S.C.) and John Ensign (Nev.), as well as Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.), Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), with accepting "improper gifts" from C Street in the form of way-below-market rent.

Other residents past and present did not make the list -- most notably trail-hiking Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), who lived in the C Street House while in Congress and helped make the place famous by seeking counseling there in the wake of his affair.

According to reports cited in the CREW complaints, the members of Congress residing at C Street pay $950 per month for rent and housekeeping, versus a minimum of $1,700 per month for nearby one-bedroom apartments, $2,400 per month for adjacent hotels or $4,000 for corporate housing. The CREW data piggybacks in part on similar charges filed earlier this week against the house itself by a clergy group, which complained to the IRS that C Street was improperly using its privileged tax status…cont…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/01/c-street-house-ethics_n_521672.html

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. "Slap," meet "Wrist."

:think:

[Me.]

2. Likely...But There Are Pluses

This keeps the focus on C street, these big ego men will have to answer uncomfortable questions and they will probably have to move out or at the very least, cough up more cash each month.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

3. They'll move to a quieter spot.

This I guarantee.

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4. Rachel MAddow's been doing some GREAT reporting on that

Her conversation last night with that reverend who filed the IRS complaint was terrific.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Good stuff.

[Me.]

6. She Has Been Brilliant

Without her the the spotlight wouldn't have been nearly so glaring

[malaise]

12. Correct n/t

[tnlurker]

7. Wamp is running for Gov of TN right now

Hopefully this will hit the local media.

[Me.]

8. Is It Too Much To Hope That The Dem Will Bring This Up?

[Hekate]

9. Kick

[RainDog]

10. thanks to Jeff Sharlet for bringing this to the nation's attention

these assholes who say it's okay to use "Hitler and Stalin-like tactics" to get what they want.... which is a theocracy, according to their own words.

too bad someone doesn't just bulldoze over the place with the congress people in there.

scumbags.

[Me.]

11. Indeed

Hs deserves all our thanks