From BendingLeft blog:

Saturday, December 09, 2006
No Bait and Switch, Nancy
It’s hard to believe, but the Democratic bait-and’switch on progressives has already begun over a month before our Majority congress takes office. Fresh on the heels of her famous promise to make this next Congress most ethical congress ever, the capitulations to corruption and the backtracking on ethics vows have already begun.

According to the New York Times, it appears that Democrats are having trouble figuring out whether they should really and truly ban privately funded trips as they promised the voters–or whether they should just pretend to ban them and leave enough loopholes in place that nothing really changes.

This is no small issue; it has enormous implications for ethical behavior in Congress–and for taxpayer dollars. It’s also what lies at the heart of many of the accusations against Jack Abramoff and his cronies. To quote the Washington Post:

Over 5 1/2 years, Republican and Democratic lawmakers accepted nearly $50 million in trips, often to resorts and exclusive locales, from corporations and groups seeking legislative favors, according to the most comprehensive study to date on the subject of congressional travel.

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