Harry Reid on ethics

“So the next thing I assume I'll be hearing from Republicans, they want to change rules some way, as they do on the House when you get a problem with ethics, they just change the rules.” — Harry Reid on CNN

From the Associated Press...

Senate Democratic Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) accepted free ringside tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission to three professional boxing matches while that state agency was trying to influence him on federal regulation of boxing.

Reid took the free seats for Las Vegas fights between 2003 and 2005 as he was pressing legislation to increase government oversight of the sport, including the creation of a federal boxing commission that Nevada's agency feared might usurp its authority.

He defended the gifts, saying that they would never influence his position on the bill and he was simply trying to learn how his legislation might affect an important home state industry.

Reid apparently doesn't change rules, he simply ignores them.

Funny how the Democrats seem to keep doing things to illustrate the "Culture of Corruption" the Republicans are supposed to have created.

Coverage: Right Wing News, Riehl World View, Blogs for Bush

Posted by Danny Carlton at May 30, 2006 5:48 AM