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So what? Who cares? Dubya and the Repub Gangstas lost track of our entire National Treasure! And the GOP is trying to deflect attention from that fact. Anyone who supported Bush-enomics should be required to relinquish control of their bank account to strung out drug addicts.

corruption, corruption everywhere and not just one party to blame!

Throw the bums out!

vote independent or third party in 2010!

They're ALL corrupt. I mean, hasn't that been made crystal clear to everyone by now. And if we apply the current Orwellian newsspeak to the issue, it's not even a kickback. It's a "stimulus package." A "bailout." "Change we can believe in" means "Change we can take to the bank."

Theres alot more corrupt cronyism that goes on with Murtha and his pals than this article even begins to touch. Sadly he has been pulling it off now for many years. Imagine what the the total would be in kickbacks and whatnot multiplied by 30 years or so of his time in office. He is a crook of the worse order.

It really angers me how these dems like Murtha, Frank, Dodd, Feinstein and a host of other dems get away with things reps would be prosecuted for. But rules are rules only when we are talking about reps. Dems rules are merely suggestions. Funny how dems will trump up charges against reps right before an election and yet they still fight any investigation for systemic corruption by one of their own like Mad Murtha.

Good luck with that.......we're still waiting to fid out what the Congressional ethics committee will be doing about the Tax and Fraud committed by Congressman Charlie Rangel.

Americans are starting to see that there is an obvious double standard when it comes to following the law. American citizens are held to one standard while the politicians are given a free pass!

Crooks. But, you people forget, it's not the job of the Congress to look after the people's best interest. It's the job of the Congress and State governments like California to drive the American people into the maximum amount of debt possible, but while still being able to pay for it. If the U.S. or California (more likely) were ever to default on all the debt, the people wouldn't have to pay it back. Therefore, they cannot do that. Congress has the very difficult job of putting us in the maximum amount of debt possible but we're still on the hook for and have to pay back. It's not an easy task.

CNN has uncovered the fact that a U. S. Congressman had steered a lot of money to his District ! This is shocking. What next ? There are illegal aliens crossing into the U S A at the Mexican/American border ?

Yet another member of Congress who belongs in Gitmo. Our government is corrupt..... the best money can buy.

Democrats do not lie, cheat, or steal. Nor do they tolerate those that do. This doesn't apply in any month with a full moon. I quit 'em, but I miss the fun parts.

Obama's message to Muslims. Nataka Ninni. Mingi kwa Yoti.

Kwa Rififi.... napiga Risari kwa Yoti

hey – they are democ rats ! this is what they do – commit any kind of illegal activity and then when caught blame it on republicans and deny knowing anything – they are both dishonest AND STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!

Another story about a dishonest democrat politician? Wouldn't it just be easier to find an honest one and report on that?

perfect example for term limits....... master of thievery.....

The failure of our system is allowing money to be channeled to campaigns hether democratc or republican, thus they use it against each other. After billions were spent by the rpeublicans over the last eight years and many arrested and serving jail time. They claim themselves above this. The guilt lies in the system and they should not be able to vote on their own system because the lobbyist have too much pull in affecting laws!

Murtha, where there is smoke, there is fire. Murtha personally benefited as his district.

LIERS and MORE LIERS. Look who is running your country, LIEING OBAMANITES (demoncrates) who want to run your lives and SELL THE USA TO Obama's muslim brothers.

Murtha has been consistently inept and criminal throughout his political career and the Democrats are now finally doing something albeit relunctantly about it? Along with being cowards, they are as culpable for not denouncing this piece of garbage years ago!

Democrat, Republican, doesn't matter. Washington is THE most corrupt institution in America! Term limits NOW!

Democrate, Republican, doesn't matter. Washington is THE most corrupt institution in America! Term limits NOW!

Sounds like there are some scared dirty birdies who don't want the transparent route after all. Typical politicians.

"They can and should answer that question today. In the meantime, the swamp waters continue to rise, and this won't fool the American people."

And neither will you...

Get a grip GOP you don't have enough votes to push this and there are absolutely no honest, hard working, caring democrats left to help you. The only thing ALL democrats care about is destroying the great UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. There are no ethical Americans left in the democrat party. In fact I doubt if there are any Americans period left in the democrat party. You know smurfie murphie hates our country or he wouldn't be one the democrats bleeding our country dry.

Wow...so they can do something bipartisan...

It's interesting to note that the Ethics Committee demurred tho...sounds soooooo Ethics Committee to do so haha

That's how you spend $787 billion people.

Pay to play....the Democrat way.

Why give tax breaks to the rich when you can just send them millions directly?

So much better this way.

Now this is story that will be worth following......can you just see the explanations being 'formed' now......

The Democratic House pass the bill and it still isn't good enough for the Republicans ... the ethics committee didn't even meet when the GOP was in charge the last 8 years!

How about also investigating ACORN!!!!

It is bad that the House has to vote to make transperancy happen. It also shows that both sides of the House and Senate have corruption problems and will fight transperancy until forced to do so.

I am a registered Democrat and I think Murtha should be expelled from the prosecuted if he is involved in funneling funds to agencies represented by this group. No one should be permitted to use taxpayer funds as their personal piggy bank.

This is what is wrong with this country. This , and the fool's who vote for them again and again , then defend them and point the finger at the other guy. Pathetic. I hope the Prez fails and I hope the country fails then maybe we can start all over and get all these crook's out.
We will continue down the same road of lies and thiefery as long as STUPID sheep americans continue to put there party ahead of the country and let these things go on and on with out demanding action. WE DESERVE TO FAIL. .....Life long Democrat... but I have had enough

What, no outrage by the liberals that actually read this? Where are all the comments?

Let me be honest. Im a moderate democrat who has voted straight Republican tickets in the past so keep in mind that Im not just some right or left wing extremist out to knock the other party. I think both parties have great ideas, views, and accomplishments. This 2 party system works and the 2 parties help balance each other out.

But who cares what Rush Limbaugh thinks or says. He has not been a Governor, Senator, Representative, or even a Mayor. In fact, Palin's credentials outshines his.

And speaking of Palin, who ever thought about voting for someone who knows nothing about the Bush Doctrine or even knows what they read. We need to get it real and start putting our belief into real leaders and let entertainers be just that.

the only people who won't admit that Murtha is corrupt is the democratic members of the house ethics committee.