Hefley (R) joins Dems on ethics The Hill (characterized as "defection")

Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), the former chairman of the House ethics committee, said yesterday that he will co-sponsor a bill to repeal or revise changes that Republican leaders made to the committee’s procedure at the start of the 109th Congress.

The bill is sponsored by Rep. Alan Mollohan (W.Va.), the ranking Democrat on the ethics committee, who along with four other Democrats has refused to adopt new rules for the committee until his proposed changes to ethics procedures are adopted or given serious consideration.

More than 190 House Democrats have signed on as co-sponsors of the bill since Mollohan introduced it two weeks ago. Thus far, only one Republican, Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) has signed up as a co-sponsor. But Hefley’s support is expected to provide incentive and political cover to other Republicans who are thinking about supporting the ethics legislation.
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Meanwhile, Shays said his vote yesterday “has nothing to do with Tom DeLay. It is a process that needs to be protected and not compromised.”

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/031605/hefley.html

Dems are doing the right thing to court the deposed committee chairs.

DeLay is going down!

Because he's getting fucked over by his own party.

Isn't that a rather sad statement though? :(