DeLay Buys End to Investigation Into His Skank?

From Daily Kos - and thanks to Skippy for the lead:

No they didn't! The House ethics committee has just voted to postpont the DeLay ethics complaint filed by Rep. Chris Bell. From the Richard Morrison press release:

In another show of the power of money in Washington, the House Ethics Committee resorted to an option that has never been used before that could, in effect, kill the ethics investigation into Tom DeLay?s illegal fundraising and his role in Texas redistricting. After nearly three months of reviewing the charges against DeLay, the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Ethics committee postponed today?s hearing and have decided to put before the committee the question of whether to proceed with the investigation. This unprecedented move could result in a deadlock among the ten member committee resulting in no further action in this Congress.
?I?m outraged that the Committee is giving DeLay a pass,? said Morrison. ?Soliciting funds for legislative favors, funneling corporate contributions to state races and personally redrawing districts to ensure his power in Washington---these are serious charges and they merit investigation. But when four of the five Republicans on the committee have accepted thousands of dollars from DeLay how can they be trusted to judge him impartially? If DeLay is innocent of these violations he should demand the investigation proceed so his name can be cleared.?

Of the five Republican members of the committee all but Chairman Hefley have accepted contributions from DeLay?s PACs. The Committee refused to turn over the investigation to an independent counsel despite precedents set by ethics investigations into two other powerful members of Congress?former Speakers of the House Newt Gingrich and Jim Wright.

This is yet another DeLay power gambit, plain and simple, and true to DeLay's form. Four of the five Republicans on the ethics committee are bought and paid for by DeLay, and we are seeing that money and power go hand in hand in the Republican House.

We have three options, people. One, is to pressure your local media outlets to cover the story and your congressperson to reverse this travesty of justice. The second is to help Richard Morrison get rid of DeLay on November 2nd. And the third is to help Democrats retake the House, and replace DeLay's corrupt ass with Nancy Pelosi.

And I'm not just talking money, but time, energy, expertise, know-how, advocacy, etc.