By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--November 28, 2017
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Yesterday, we discussed the fact that Nancy Pelosi was jumping through hoops to doubt the troubling accusations aimed at "the icon," John Conyers. As you'll recall, Pelosi was mildly grilled by Chuck Todd and her answer was a complete disaster. She began by portraying the ethically-challenged Senator as a hero...
"We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused and was it one accusation, is it two? John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women, the Violence Against Women Act, which the right-wing is now quoting me as praising him for his work on that and he did great work on that."...Then she decided to cast doubt on his (previously paid-off) accusers. "Do you believe John Conyers' accusers?" Todd asked.
"I don't know who they are? Do you? They have not really come forward."Actually, at least one of them came forward years ago, and was given a big fat pile of hush money. That should probably have been enough for Pelosi, but no; she decided John Conyers' career was the Titanic upon which she would rearrange the deck chairs.
“This afternoon, I spoke with Melanie Sloan who worked for Congressman Conyers on the Judiciary Committee in the mid-1990s. Ms. Sloan told me that she had publicly discussed distressing experiences while on his staff. I find the behavior Ms. Sloan described unacceptable and disappointing. I believe what Ms. Sloan has told me. “Ms. Sloan, as a respected ethics expert and attorney, also gave me valuable feedback into the substantive reforms many of us in Congress are advocating to foster a climate of respect and dignity, and to protect legislative branch employees. “I have not had the opportunity to speak with the other women, one of whom cannot speak publicly because of the secretive settlement process in place. That ridiculous system must be ended and victims who want to come forward to the Ethics Committee must be able to do so.”Congratulations to Nancy Pelosi for seeing the light. What a difference a day makes. ...If you have no moral compass, no ethical backbone, and no personal integrity. By the way, we notice that Pelosi's about face contains no mention of what should happen to Conyers going forward. It appears Pelosi feels imposing consequences on Democrats is still a bridge too far.
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