Strange bedfellows

Higgledy-piggledy
Rep. William Jefferson
Proclaims his innocence,
Swears he will fight.

Frozen cash highlights his
Indictability;
Feds in his office u-
Nites left and right.

Louisiana Democrat, William Jefferson, is under investigation for accepting bribes. Despite the fact that $90,000 cash was found in his home freezer, Jefferson maintains his innocence and recently refused a request by Democratic Party leadership that he relinquish his position on the House Ways and Means Committee. The search of his office by the FBI, however, is what's drawing the most attention to his situation. Republican House Leadership is outraged by what they deem to be egregious Executive disregard of the Separation of Powers Doctrine. Given that the Bush Administration has characterized itself by repeatedly breaching this doctrine, it's interesting that Dennis Hastert et al. are suddenly disturbed. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the Jack Abramoff investigation.