Hill Holds Fire on Harman

[Fireweed247]

With damaging allegations against big names in both parties, the story is likely to be a taboo subject on the Hill, Congressional aides and analysts said.

“The whole thing smells, and nobody’s hands are clean,” one aide to a senior Democratic lawmaker said.

Spokesmen for Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) either declined to comment or did not return calls on Monday. And the Republican messaging machine, usually quick to churn out e-mails alerting reporters to every alleged ethical misstep by a Congressional Democrat, stayed silent on the news.
http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_117/news/34122-1.html

[FrenchieCat]

1. So where did the story come from? Cheney? or who?

[dkf]

3. Its too widely known to hide.

The CQ reporter who wrote up the latest story says he has sources in a bunch of agencies and many others have the transcripts. He had some breathing space so he took the story off the backburner and started putting it together.

[DCKit]

2. It's a damn huge mess when neither side is sniping or trying to claim the high moral ground.

The next few days should be very interesting.

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. If It Ends With The Destruction Of The Republicans

And with the purge of the DINOS that are now paralyzing the party, it will be worth it.

[DCKit]

5. I'll see your Harman and raise you three more.

We're filthy with the DLCers.

[FLAprogressive]

6. I know who we WON'T have to worry about seeing caught up in this

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2009-10&sort=vote

see the 5 "No" voters and 22 "Present" voters.

[Junkdrawer]

7. Social Security used to be the Third Rail of American politics....

Now it's anything related to Israel....