House Clears Way for Anticipated DeLay Probe - Yahoo! News
Hear those footsteps Tom? They're coming for youuuuuuu....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday dropped new ethics rules opposed by Democrats, clearing the way for another anticipated probe of their majority leader -- embattled Texan Tom DeLay.

On a vote of 406-20, members rescinded those rules -- pushed through in January by Republicans -- to end a stalemate that has prevented the House ethics committee from operating this year.

Despite Republican claims that the rules would make the ethics process fairer for all, Democrats had argued that they would make it more difficult to investigate any member, and had prevented the committee from formally organizing.

Admonished by the House ethics committee last year on three separate matters, DeLay, a Republican, has faced new questions in the past several weeks on ties to lobbyists and foreign trips funded by outside groups.

DeLay, who has denied any wrongdoing, repeated on Wednesday that he would welcome the opportunity to put the matter before the committee and "set the record straight."

In rescinding the new ethics rules drafted by Republicans, the House returned to its old rules, crafted on a bipartisan basis.

406-20? That's quite the flip-flop. Hmmmm. Wonder what other crappy legislation we should revisit.