the beginning of the end of democracy. protecting criminals is not what we elected these people to do.

The New York Times > Washington > G.O.P. to Make Ethics Inquiries Harder to Begin: "WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 - In the wake of back-to-back ethics slaps at the House majority leader, Tom DeLay, House Republicans are preparing to make it more difficult to initiate ethics investigations and could remove the Republican chairman who presided over the admonishments of Mr. DeLay last fall."

how DARE we hold anybody republican accountable!