We’ve refrained from covering the salacious allegations against the now disgraced former Representative Eric Massa and his apparent mental break from reality. These stories and more have been well covered in the press and throughout the blogosphere.
However, there’s a new development that requires a few words here at ThinkFY.
The House Ethics Committee Has Canceled The Investigation Into Massa’s Alleged Sexual Harassment Of Male Staffers. “The House ethics committee has decided not to move forward with an investigation into sexual-harassment allegations against former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa because he has resigned from Congress and the committee no longer has jurisdiction over him, sources familiar with the situation tell Politico.” (Josh Bresnahan, “Ethics Panel Won’t Investigate Massa,” Politico, 3/10/10)
“Republicans Have Been Pressing To Continue The Investigation, Arguing That Democratic Leaders May Have Known About The Massa Allegations For Longer Than Publicly Acknowledged.” (Josh Bresnahan, “Ethics Panel Won’t Investigate Massa,” Politico, 3/10/10)
In other words, Democrats, who dominate the Ethics Committee because of the vast majority have decided not to pursue the investigation of Massa’s alleged misdeeds and Republicans oppose it. Why do you think Democrats don’t want to continue with the investigation?
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