In the Senate John Ensign (R-NV) was caught schtupping the wife of a campaign aide. The aide resigned, but Ensign ended up compounding the damage by doing a little influence peddling on behalf of the cuckolded husband. That violated the lobbying laws. Senate Majority Leader Reid (also from Nevada) has promised a full and complete investigation.
In the House long-time crooked Congressman Charlie Rangel may finally have his multiple offenses catch up with him. However, his road may be smoother.
Just as the health care fight heads to the floors of the House and Senate, Republicans are intensifying efforts to make Mr. Rangel a symbol of Democratic misconduct and institutional arrogance because of his belated disclosure of personal assets and other financial missteps.
Despite some unease, Democrats say they are willing to stand by Mr. Rangel and will resist efforts to topple him from his chairmanship pending the anxiously awaited outcome of an ethics investigation that Mr. Rangel himself requested last year
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