Lurita Doan, General Services Administrator, according to The Office of Special Counsel, in a letter to President Bush released 6/12/2007, engaged in "the most pernicious of political activity" banned by the 1939 Hatch Act when she asked, at a meeting of General Services Administration political appointees, how they could help Republican candidates.

Senator Peter Domenici (R-NM) and Representative Heather Wilson, (R-NM) are under investigation for attempting to influence Federal Prosecutor David Iglasias. 

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, is under investigation by Congress and his own Justice Department for his role in the firing of 9 Federal prosecutors. 

Michael Battle, the director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, caught up in the “Gonzales 9 Scandal,” resigned on March 16, 2007. 

Kyle Sampson, Chief of staff to Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales resigned over his role in the political hatchet job that fired 9 Federal Prosecutors.

Tim Griffin's, chief aide to Karl Rove, resigned 12 hours after John Conyers’ (D) MI, request for BBC documents and e-mails mistakenly sent by Karl Rove to reporter Greg Palast. These e-mails detailed Republican “caging” of Democratic voters. 

Monica Goodling, a Justice Department official, resigned, pled the fifth, and then under immunity admitted she had “crossed the line,” in hiring practices at the US Dept. of Justice.  

 Paul McNulty, a senior Justice Dept. Official has become the 4th official to cut and run from the swamp of lies surrounding the "Gonzales 9 Scandal.”

Michael Elston, Chief of Staff. to Deputy Attorney General, Paul McNulty, resigned on 6/15/2007, becoming the 5th senior level Justice Dept. official to cut and run from the "Gonzales 9 Scandal." Elston was accused of threatening a number of the dismissed Federal Prosecutors in an attempt to silence them. 

Scott J. Bloch of the White House Special Counsel, who has announced he is opening an investigation into Karl Rove's political machinations in the "Gonzales 9" scandal is himself under investigation for a number of charges, including purging a Washington office to fill it with people that agree with his political views.
Sound familiar?

Ted Stevens ® AK, the in-famously grumpy, poster boy for unhinged right-wing lunacy, has been linked to a corruption probe that has resulted in the indictment of 3 Republican Alaskan State legislators. Steven's involvement revolves around the recent $100, 00.00+ remodeling of his Alaskan home.                                                                                    

 Rep. Victor Kohring of Wasilla, and former state Reps. Pete Kott of Eagle River and Bruce Weyhrauch of Juneau, were arrested but deny wrongdoing. Kohring was charged with extortion, attempted extortion, bribery and conspiracy, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Friday. Kott and Weyhrauch each entered their pleas to four counts, including conspiracy to commit extortion, extortion, bribery and fraud. If convicted of all charges, each of the men could face up to 55 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

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Reps. John T. Doolittle ® CA, and Rick Renzi ® AZ,  disclosed that the FBI raided their homes and business’ belonging to their wives.

Rep. Ken Calvert ® CA, had his financial disclosure forms seized by the FBI.

Rep. Gary G. Miller ®-CA, is under investigation by the FBI for a series of suspicious land deals.

Rep. Jerry Lewis ®CA and Rep Tim Murphy ®Pa are both under investigation for using taxpayer-funded congressional staff and resources to do political work.

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham ® CA, and Robert Ney ®OH –CA, are settling into their new digs in the Federal Penal System. Both were convicted of accepting bribes.

Tom Delay ® TX is under indictment for numerous charges of corruption and misconduct. 

Johnnie Frazier, of the Inspector Generals Office, is under three separate investigations, including misappropriation of government monies, destruction/alteration of official documents, firing of whistle blowers in his office, and the awarding of a no-bid $150,000 contract to a person connected to his staff.

Michael Aaron Lay, a field coordinator in Congressman Patrick McHenry’s (R-NC) 2004 campaign has been indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina.

 Julie McDonald cut and run a week before a House Committee investigating her activities as a Deputy Assistant for Fish, Wildlife and Parks began.   

Among allegations against McDonald, who had no educational or professional history in her field before her appointment, were that she was accused of pressuring scientists to alter their findings, violating the Endangered Species Act, and mistreating her staff. Her tenure has been characterized as, "a reign of terror," and "a betrayal of mission." 

Below is an excellent resource to follow the rotten trail of Congressional crooks and charlatans under investigation, indicted or convicted of crimes. Ten former members of the 109th Congress, the aptly named Doolittle & Delay Congress, all Republicans, are featured along with 12 current members.

Of the 12 current members, 8 are Republicans. The remaining four, Bob Menendez (D) NJ, had the charges involved cleared by the Ethics Committee in advance. Allan Mollohan (D) WV, resigned his seat on the House Ethics Committee and William Jefferson (D) LA, and Harmon (D) CA have been removed from their committee assignments by Nancy Pelosi until the investigations are complete. This stands in stark contrast to the attempts of the 109th Congress to change the rules and squash the investigations into the now indicted and disgraced Tom Delay.

On 6/6/07 the House voted 387 to 10 to bring within 30 days of an indictment of a sitting Representative, a House investigation of that individual. Immediately afterward the House voted 373 to 26 to begin an investigation of recently indicted William Jefferson (D) LA, indicating a willingness on the Democratic Leadership to pursue reform even when one of their own members has his head on the chopping block of justice.

And in what may the most important sign of all, Nancy Pelosi is supporting efforts to allow ANYONE to bring ethics complaints against members of Congress.  Currently only fellow members of Congress can file ethics charges against their colleagues. Having the fox guard the henhouse is always a bad idea.  Speaker Pelosi is determined to end the insanity. 

 Resource link: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Members_of_Congress_under_investigation  

Written by mike kohr 6/15/2007

 What an amazing list of criminals.  Thanks Mike for the score card, it is hard to keep track with so many investigations and indictments going on the last few months. 

"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross." ~ Sinclair Lewis  

"I'm just pissed off that not enough other people are pissed off." ~

seats anyway.  Keep it coming eventually we will have them all.  I hope they find all the moles in the Democrats backyard too. 

So much to do so little time.

We had a saying in the seventies that holds true today:

FOLLOW THE MONEY AND THE SKUNKS WILL BE FOUND.(THE LYING STINKERS)

mommapanther

Senator David Vitter ®-LA    the “family values conservative” admitted, after he was exposed, that he had frequented the “Pamela Martin Escort Service,” in the infamous “Washington DC Madam Scandal.”  Days later, according to the Madam at the equally infamous New Orleans “Canal Street Brothel,” Vitter was identified as a steady customer. She stated that Vitter "wasn't a freak or anything and didn't do drugs." It is good to know that the Senator has some redeeming qualities.

Bob Allen ®-FL The “family values Republican” state Representative was arrested on July 10th, 2007 for soliciting sex for pay from an undercover male police officer in Veterans Memorial Park in Titusville, FL. Police reports state Representative Allen offered $20 for oral sex from the officer.
Allen, married and father to a young daughter has authored numerous bills relating to sexual crimes and misconduct.

Don Young ®-AK: Is under investigation by the FBI for bribery in a case that has also ensnared Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens.

mike kohr

MSN is reporting that the FBI and the IRS raided Senator Ted Stevens' Alaskan resort home. Stevens the longest serving Republican Senator, is tied at the hip with VECO, Alaska's largest oil firm. Two of VECO's offcials have pled guilty to using over $400,000 to bribe Alaskan lawmakers. VECO oversaw the $100,000 remodeling of Senator Stevens' home.

Put him on an ice floe and set him adrift.

-So many Republicans, so few Jail Cells-

mike kohr

Senator Larry Craig became the second Republican legislator in as many months to plead guilty to charges related to solicitation of sex from an undercover police officer in a public restroom.

I don't pretend to understand the extra-marital dating habits of Republicans but it is clear to me that the GOP is going to have to change their name from Grand Old Party to Gay Old Perverts.

read new report: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20467347/

mike kohr