No probe of Schiavo memo

[struggle4progress]

By Geoff Earle

The Senate Rules Committee has decided not to take any action dealing with a leaked Republican memo that cast the congressional effort to pass legislation dealing with Terri Schiavo in political terms. <snip>

However, Lautenberg did not rule out urging the Ethics Committee to take up the matter. “That’s really the committee of jurisdiction,” he said. Rules doesn’t do it.” Asked whether he would seek an ethics investigation, Lautenberg said, “We’re hanging out for a few days” to evaluate the situation. <snip>

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/041905/schiavo.html

[NYC Liberal]

1. Whether it's formally investigated or not, Dems NEED to make this an issue

Talk about the political grandstanding by Repukes in a very private family matter nonstop all the way through Nov '06.