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U.S. Army PFC Lynndie England arrives for a court martial hearing at the judicial center at Fort Hood, Texas, May 2, 2005. England is expected to plead guilty to several charges related to the Iraq Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal. REUTERS/Jeff Mitchell

FORT HOOD, Tex., May 2 -- Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England formally pleaded guilty Monday to mistreating inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison,
We continue to let this scandal go without questions. Why? Torture and prison abuse goes on unabated, it’s becoming national policy. We throw PFC’s in prisons and let policy wonks walk.

By TOM RAUM Associated Press April 28, 2005
WASHINGTON - It's a rare day in Washington when ethics wins a round.House Speaker Dennis Hastert persuaded fellow Republicans fearful of political fallout to retreat from a fight over ethics rules Democrats insist were written to shield Majority Leader Tom DeLay.The 406-20 vote Wednesday night to return to the old House ethics committee rules opened the way for a probe of the Texas Republican by that panel.
The controversy is generating a lot of nervousness in the halls of Congress. For sure, there are other members who have taken free golf trips or stayed at a resort at a lobbyist's expense.
And the rules that are being broken are very liberal rules that should be tightened up. Until control over lobbyist and campaign finances is achieved we the voters lose no matter whom is elected.

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