Dear Nancy Pelosi,

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Dear Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Democrats ............

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi

Speaker of the House

H-232, US Capitol

Washington, DC 20515

I am waiting for you or someone on your side of the isle to announce the investigation of Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (CT) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (ND) both received preferential treatment on multiple mortgage loans through an elite V.I.P. program at Countrywide Financial. The preferential treatment did not end there and resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in savings for some of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress. The impact of these allegations is exacerbated by the fact that Congress is currently considering a $300 billion bill that would bailout many large mortgage lenders from some of their own bad financial decisions.

for a very questionable relationship with an institution over which he, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, had oversight.

In an effort to be helpful, here is a little rhetoric so you can use the appropriate rhetoric in your announcement. Hopefully looking over these quotes these quotes: will be of benefit to you and others on the democrat side of the isle:

"Enron clearly raises the suspicions of the American people about the connection between political contributions and public policy." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi ("Democrats force House to vote on campaign funds; Enron's actions help assure vote on halting 'soft money,'"San Francisco Chronicle, Marc Sandalow, January 25, 2002).

"I think there should be hearings. Republicans won't have hearings." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi on the WorldCom collapse (CQ Daily, June 26, 2002, "WorldCom Scandal Shakes Up Senate Calendar, Summer Politics," Emily Pierce, Susan Ferrechio and Keith Perine).

"We can't sit here sanctimoniously and browbeat Enron and Arthur Andersen executives and question every decision that made if we're not willing to give the same scrutiny to ourselves, and the Bush Administration and the Clinton Administration. And if we don't examine how the political system broke down, the public will see through us and that, in truth, will only deepen cynicism." - Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), House Financial Services Committee hearing on Enron collapse, February 6, 2002.

"A group of House Democrats today asked House Republican leaders to hold hearings to determine if there were any improper relationships between Enron Corp. executives and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission officials. In a letter sent to House Speaker Hastert, House Minority Whip Pelosi, Government Reform ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Reps. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J., and Bob Filner, D-Calif., said 'the American people deserve to know whether or not FERC has been doing its job and protecting consumers or whether it has been influenced by Enron to do otherwise.' The lawmakers, who did not reveal any specific links between the embattled company and the energy regulators, asked for hearing in the Government Reform and the Energy and Commerce committees." (Mullen, Brody; National Journal's CongressDaily, "House Dems Ask Hearings On Enron, FERC Connections," June 18, 2002)

"We can't say anything [about the Enron scandal] until we know what the facts are. But the facts — some of the facts that we know are these: We know that Enron gave a huge amount of money, over $6 million over a period of time, to elected officials. . .Whether there is a crime connected there remains to be seen, but I think that we cannot dispose of the issue until we have the facts." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi, CNN's "Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields," February 16, 2002.

"The group's startup was funded through a large contract [secured from] Enron. . .The image and integrity of Congress have been called into serious question. To restore public faith in Congress, the institution must initiate a careful examination of how corrupt practices have influenced the legislative process. Understanding what went wrong is a prerequisite to accountability and reform." - Letter from House Minority Leader Pelosi, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, and Rep. Henry Waxman seeking congressional investigation of Alexander Strategy Group; Pelosi press release, January 25, 2006.

Good luck. God speed and I'm looking forward to you doing your duty.

If you need input from a sampling of public opinion in Chris Dodd's home state. "He says he thought the VIP treatment he got from Countrywide Financial was just because he was a good customer, and not because he was a United States Senator who chairs the senate banking committee. It appears some people in Connecticut are having a hard time buying that." Video at the link.

And yes Madam Speaker, I am writing from a reverse parallel universe where Democrats actually take their prior rhetorical posturing seriously and always do the right thing. The American public will be waiting and watching.

"Scandals involving the trial lawyer industry and Countrywide have shaken confidence in our institutions at a time when our economy can ill afford it. But in both cases, the House Democratic leadership has put its own political interests above those of the American public. It’s hypocritical, and it’s wrong."

http://www.republicanleader.house.gov/News...ocumentID=94839

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May be they should ask about the loophole (i think called the "Enron Loophole") that John McCain and his buddy Phil Gramm(and wife) helped push thru to help the oil traders drive up the price of oil.