Foxy solon wanted to guard hen house
In his column today, Shawn Vestal/SR comments:
She would’ve if she could’ve.
That seems to be the answer to the question: Did Cathy McMorris Rodgers actually vote to eliminate the ethics watchdog that gave her a big old bite in 2014?
Would’ve if she could’ve.
Demonstrating a stunning degree of ethical and political tone-deafness, the House GOP majority chose to make its first act of 2017 an effort to eliminate the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, and put the process under the control of the House Ethics Committee.
Which is comprised of lawmakers.
Who are the ones the OCE investigates.
In other words: House Republicans voted to eliminate the independent watchdog and give its investigative authority to House Republicans.
Supporters of the move said it was an effort to improve the process.
The way a fox improves a henhouse. More here.
