Month: February 2009

“Ethics Pothole” or Yawning Chasm?

The Post notes that the administration and Congress are not escaping corruption issues, according to this report.  The article references issues involving Rep. Rangel, Rep. Murtha, Rep. Moran, Rep. Visclosky, PMA Group, Sen. Burris, Gov. Blagojevich, Daschle, Geithner, Killefer, Richardson, and former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn.  The article doesn’t mention a story involving White House […]

PMA Group Editorial

The Times has this editorial on the PMA Group controversy. The lobbying group — a revolving-door boîte created and run by staff alumni of the Murtha appropriations team — scored a singular coup last year. It convinced 104 different House members to add separate earmarks into the defense appropriations bill worth $300 million to PMA […]