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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Up until now you insisted that there was no basis for an investigation.
Now you say the following with no explanation of why all of a sudden you conclude that Democrats are doing their job.
If they investigate this matter, I will have more respect for Democrats than I did before this issue.
I don't have a problem with corrupt and illegal behavior being investigated and people being held accountable for their actions. I simple prefer, accusations, investigations and punishment to be honest, consistent, reasonable and appropriate.
Seems like the WSJ is the only publication I routinely read that is paying attention to this issue, below is the latestes opinion piece on the subject. I would think liberals who have a problem with big business having big influence in Washington would be outraged. Other than Host on here on TFP, I wonder why they are not?
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ace..I said that ethics investigations should not be based solely on partisan editorials.
What the partisan WSJ editorial fails to mention is that there is nothing to suggest that either Dodd or Conrad were aware that they were receiving favorable treatment from Countrywide.
Despite that, the ethics investigation is proceeding under the new ethics rules (that McCain and other Repubs opposed, particularly because of the provision that allows persons outside of the Senate to initiate an investigation) and thats fine with me.
What more do you want the Democrats to do? Congress has no jurisdiction to investigate Countrywide for criminal violations of law. It seems to me that you are trying to hold the Democrats accountable for something over which they have no control.
And under what law can Countrywide be investigated for federal violations by the DoJ? You still havent answered that question.
Wouldnt Obama's proposed bill provide that authority in the future since there is nothing comparable to it currently in place (that I am aware of)?