It’s been a bit trying for the Chronicle lately. Rep. Tom DeLay wasn’t indicted by the Travis County district attorney and then, strangely enough, DeLay’s constituents haven’t been paying attention to the Chronicle‘s DeLay coverage.
But there was good news yesterday as the House ethics committee admonished DeLay:
In a rare public move against a House leader, the committee found that DeLay violated House rules in his effort to get Rep. Nick Smith, R-Mich., to change his vote on legislation to provide a prescription drug benefit.
Meeting behind closed doors, the panel voted to adopt recommendations by investigators and issue “a public admonishment” of DeLay, Smith and one other House member.
The committee also recommended that the House take no further action against the three.
No further action? Darn. Oh wait:
Still pending before the committee is a complaint by Rep. Chris Bell, D-Houston, accusing DeLay of abuse of power, misuse of government resources against Democratic lawmakers in Texas and improperly raising campaign funds.
All is not lost.
