House ethics board sees evidence of abuse by Representative McMorris Rodgers

[Zorro]

An independent ethics office has found substantial evidence that Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a member of the House Republican leadership team, may have used congressional funds and other resources for campaign activities.

The unanimous finding by the Office of Congressional Ethics was submitted to the House Ethics Committee in December. Monday was the deadline for making those findings public.

The Ethics Committee, which is not commenting on the report, said in a statement that it would continue reviewing the matter and did not say when it could deliver a decision on whether a violation of House rules occurred.

The board of the Office of Congressional Ethics said in its report on the matter, "There is substantial reason to believe Representative McMorris Rodgers' congressional staff performed ... campaign activities using official resources."

http://news.yahoo.com/u-house-ethics-board-sees-evidence-abuse-representative-202238426--finance.html

[Iceberg Louie]

1. Shocker. The one non-toxic female the GOP could drum up for this year's SOTU response...

...and she's dipping into franking coffers. She should not have taken campaign advice from Sarah Palin.