And we want these people in charge of hospitals and doctors?

by Mr. Bob | 4:33 pm, October 30, 2009 | Comments Off

#tcot #ethics #teaparty #corruption
Ethics probe so big lawmakers have to take a number -- half the Pentagon spending committee caught in net

Hat tip American Kestrel

We already knew that Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel was under investigation for failing to report some of his real estate holdings and rental income, and a few other goodies, on his financial disclosure forms. And that the Ethics Committee was studying Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha's ties to defense contractors.

Now it turns out that those two were just the tip of the iceberg.

Turns out that nearly half the members of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which Murtha chairs, are under investigation for funneling millions in federal funds to clients of a lobbyist who used to work on the Hill. The charge;

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