WEINER ROASTED – AT 8:59 A.M. ET:  There's a death watch on Congressman Anthony Weiner, with the belief growing that it's only a matter of time before the resignation of the man who definitively answered the question, "Boxers or briefs?"  But Investors Business Daily raises another question:  Why the double standard?  Weiner is being squeezed out, while arguably worse offenders remain in Congress:

Graft: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has called for an ethics investigation of Rep. Anthony Weiner for possibly misusing official resources. But what about the probe of Rep. Maxine Waters for abusing her power?

The ethics trial of Waters, accused of swinging millions in federal bailout cash to her husband's ailing bank, was set to begin last November.

But the Democrat leadership has delayed Waters' trial by blocking subpoenas and firing the lead lawyer working on the two-year investigation. Also, the ranking Democrat on the House Ethics panel reportedly is holding up the hiring of a new staff director.

In the long stall, we've learned that Waters' chief of staff heavily lobbied bank examiners, who according to internal emails were livid about the intervention.

Pressure from Waters' office resulted in a $12 million federal loan for OneUnited Bank and a unique exemption from the FDIC's accounting rules. One FDIC examiner called it a "travesty of justice."

Waters claims her top aide didn't know her spouse was involved with the bank, even though the aide is also her grandson.

And it goes on and on.  And Charlie Rangel also remains in Congress, reelected by a whopping margin, despite a proved record of corruption.

Both Waters and Rangel are members of the Congressional Black Caucus.  The black vote is absolutely essential to the Democratic Party.  Without it, the party could not win a presidential election.  I suspect that is a major factor in going easy on CBC members. 

I do wish the African-American community, which used to be more Republican ("the party of Lincoln") would return to those roots.  Today black Republicans like Congressman Allen West of Florida, a former Army lieutenant colonel, Congressman Tim Scott of South Carolina, and Herman Cain, a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, are talking sense and good values, while much of the Congressional Black Caucus is stuck in the 1960s.  West, in particular, is headed for stardom.

Sticking with only one party means being taken for granted.

June 9, 2011