Giving a fox keys to the henhouse: Tubbs-Jones to Chair House Ethics Committee

Ohio Congressman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-Cleveland) will be the next Chairman of the House Ethics Committee, one of the worst kept secrets in political circles since the November elections where Democrats slithered into power. This is simply amazing to me; anyone who was wishing to see Congress be cleaned up can bid that pipe dream adieu. Tubbs-Jones is the same Representative who continually brings up claptrap in the House about Bush and Blackwell conspiring to steal the 2004 election, and it is hard to see her going after members of her own party with as much zeal as she will go after GOPers. Expect to see her carry out vendettas against several GOP Congressman, not the most surprising of which would be Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Akron). I doubt we are going to see Jack Murtha or Bill Jefferson, let alone Allan Mollohan or Alcee Hastings, receive the scrutiny they deserve. Incredible move by the Democrats to show that they are serious about cleaning up the crap going on in D.C. today.

-One of my favorite political sites, Politics 1.com, is being sued in New York by a fringe write-in candidate, who lost his bid to be election Governor of New York. I am not sure what place the kook came in, but apparently he is taking Ron Gunzburger, who runs Politics 1.com, to court seeking $5 million in damages. The lawsuit also seeks money from George Pataki, Rudy Giuliani, and Michael Bloomberg. Since I like Politics 1 so much, I am asking that you join me in sending this character an email informing him of his idiocy. Besides being absolutely ridiculous, he spouts the same baloney about Ohio elections being stolen as Tubbs-Jones. Speaking of this, why doesn't someone get this fella a job creating Democratic talking points?