The swirling scandal about Jack Abramoff is causing some members of Congress to run and hide.
Most notably, the House Ethics Committee appears to be missing in action. This is the group of Congresspeople who should be working their butts off, crafting fixes to the problem that have been revealed in the wake of the Abramoff deal. Instead, they are silent. They're so paralyzed by infighting that a deal had to be reached to restore civility in the committee--at the cost of being able to do their work.
This committee needs to do a major revamp of the rules and get rid of gray areas to restore black and white in campaign finance and lobbying. Most of today's problems with ethics occur in the gray areas, as well as the arguments. And the rules should be applied to ALL, not just some.
An action is either right or wrong. There is no in-between, and that should be reflected in their rules.
This panel needs to quit hiding and set a speed record in getting stuff done and restoring public confidence in a flawed system if they wish to keep their jobs.
Does the phrase "We'll remember in November" ring a bell?
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