Dems Blocking Investigation into Earmarks

A trickle of defections has Democratic House leaders wondering how long they can hold off calls for an investigation into the PMA Group and its ties to Pennsylvania Rep. John P. Murtha.

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) got only 17 Democratic votes when he introduced a privileged resolution in February calling for an ethics investigation into “the relationship between earmark requests already made by members and the source and timing of past campaign contributions.”

But Flake has kept trying — the sixth version of his resolution comes up for a vote this week — and he’s picked up support from eight Democrats who voted against his initial resolution.


And that has Democratic leaders worried.

“We are keeping our ear pretty close to the ground on this,” said a senior Democratic aide.





The aide noted that there has been “no groundswell of support” for Flake’s resolutions — and that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) remains dead set against an investigation. Still, he said, House Democrats — who took power promising to “drain the swamp” in Washington — “may only be one bad story away from seeing some big break.” - Politico Story

Makes you wonder why they are so hell bent on keeping this Investigation from beginning. It also makes you wonder why the Press isn't all over it. They are all over going after Bush and his Administration, maybe they should clean up their own backyard.