Those Clear And Ethical Democrats

Well that's what they promised us if Nancy Pelosi became Majority Leader in the House, it seems she might not even make it a year before an egregious ethics lapse brings her down. It could even cost her Steny Hoyer and Mike McNulty their jobs, all because they were desparate to extend welfare benefits to illegal immigrants. Jed Babbin at Human Events goes over what happened with those two stolen votes and cover up by the House Democrat leadership.

Democratic leaders’ repeated manipulation of the August 2 House vote Republicans apparently won was so severe it could justify censure or removal of Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Hoyer and of New York’s Michael McNulty, the presiding member at the time of the vote.

That night, in a supposedly-recorded House vote, Republicans defeated -- by 215-213 -- a measure Democrats desperately wanted to ensure that welfare benefits would continue to flow to illegal aliens. The vote was reopened to allow Members to change their votes. When the Cong. Mike McNulty struck the gavel again, the vote was a 214-214 tie. Under the rules of the House, tie votes are a win for the Democratic majority.