Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) defends self to colleagues

[PhilipShore]

The Hill
February 8, 2007

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/020807/miller.html

Rep. Gary Miller (R-Calif.) passionately pleaded his innocence before GOP colleagues at a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday, nearly a week after several media outlets reported that the FBI is looking into his land deals.

Miller told colleagues that the press and Democrats had launched a smear campaign against him, singling out The Hill and the Los Angeles Times as perpetrators, as well as a former Democratic mayor of the Southern California city of Monrovia, Lara Larramendi Blakely, who now works for Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), according to GOP sources.

House Republicans are still smarting from a campaign season in which corruption charges played a key role in their defeat, and Boehner is grappling with how best to address members’ ethics problems while maintaining a cohesive conference.

In August a watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, filed a complaint with the IRS taking issue with Miller’s failure to pay capital gains tax on the Monrovia land.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Another republicon crook? Ho Hum. Not news.

At this point Americans can simply assume that if someone allows the tag republican to appear next to their name, they are either a crook, a liar, or a deviant.

The repubs have laid a long, slimey trail of dishonor, and no reasonable person could reckon otherwise.

[rpannier]

2. You are correct. It is sad when this is so common, it barely qualifies as news

I guess if you do outrageous and illegal thinks long enough it ceases to catch public conscience.

Fortunately, this fool is using the worn-out, tired "Liberal Media is picking on me" excuse.

A Big Story now is...

republikkan office holder NOT involved in criminal enterpise, sex scandal, bribe taking, etc

[Cha]

4. But, it's great they're getting

caught! I mean how Loooooooooooong have they been getting away with it?..Before the boom lowered?

[originalpckelly]

5. Yep, the Republicons are up to no good...

gee, that's a surprise.

More like Republiconvict or Republicon-artist.

[Cha]

3. So many republiCon Crooks so

little time to prosecute them all.

[maxrandb]

6. So many Republ"ick" Party crooks,

so many US Attorneys to replace with Bush cronies.