Mrs. Pelosi promised the most most honest, ethical, and open Congress ever. Paul Kane, in the Washington Post [1], details Mrs. Pelosi’s latest broken promise:
Rep. William Jefferson [2], the Louisiana Democrat who’s facing an ongoing federal corruption probe [3], is being granted a spot on the Homeland Security Committee [4], according to Democratic aides.
The appointment will be announced Friday, according to one aide who requested anonymity because the decision isn’t yet official.
Jefferson was removed from his seat on the Ways and Means Committee, one of the most important panels in Congress, by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) last summer in an attempt to show how seriously Democrats viewed the allegations of corruption.
(H/T: Ace, Ace of Spades HQ [5]; Greg Tinti, Poltical Pit Bull [6].