Trouble Within the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007According to this Politico article, there’s a huge rift in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. If Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s accusations are true, the rift is bound to get bigger.
Rep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she’s a “whore.” Baca denied the charge.
If that’s true, Mr. Baca needs to be run out of the House immediately. At minimum, a full investigation should be conducted, starting immediately. Baca didn’t take long to respond to Ms. Sanchez’ accusations:
In a statement to The Politico, Baca said Sanchez “has decided to resign from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and has chosen to air baseless statements. Let me be clear; her comments are categorically untrue.”
We’ll see which of these opposing statements is the truth. Ms. Sanchez does seem to have a leg to stand on:
She said she was surprised and insulted when she learned that Baca had made the disparaging personal comment about her to California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and other legislators last year. Nunez “is a friend of mine. Did he think he wouldn’t tell me?” Sanchez asked.
The Ethics Committee needs to address this type of boorish behavior if it wants to have any credibility or purpose. If this type of ethical lapse isn’t investigated, then this committee is useless.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog