Screw ethics, the GOP is in charge!

Last week, the GOP rewrote a bunch of House rules. Of particular note besides the previous entry, the GOP has changed ethics committee rules so that now it requires a yea vote from BOTH parties to launch an investigation. Under the Democrats' rules, a majority or a deadlocked tie would result in an investigation. That kept party loyalists from blocking ethical oversight.

But not with the GOP in charge. Now, a Republican will have to break ranks to start an investigation. And the GOP is not hiding the fact that they're purging any Republicans who might refuse to walk lock-step with der party.

What's this mean? No ethics investigations against Republicans PERIOD.

Sure, this works both ways. But it's a cheap concession, given that no Democrat has any power anymore anyway. And the GOP always has FoxNews and right-wing radio to slime any Democrat they want, so the damage can be done with or without any official investigations. And besides, there's always a chance a Democrat will turn on another Democrat. (Liberals tend to be a bit too independent for their own good sometimes.)