House of Representatives - May 25, 2005

Political agenda of the Democratic Watchdogs

Madam Speaker, 

Government watchdogs seem to be popular these days. 

They claim to keep an eye on politicians to keep them honest. 

Political Money Line is gathering data that is available to the public on who is paying for congressional travel. 

That is a watchdog. It puts the truth out for the public and sounds a warning when there is a problem.

However, other so-called watchdogs are not watching out for the public; they are promoting their own political agenda. 

They are partisans. 

Four of the big ones, Citizens For Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Common Cause, Public Citizen, and Campaign Legal Center all have deeply embedded partisan ties with the Democrats. 

Together, they have hired Democrat staffers and former Democrat public officials, and they have contributed millions to Democrats in elections. 

Together, they have launched an attack on their partisan rivals and their number one enemy, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay).

They do not care about the public. They care about power. They want it back. 

This has nothing to with watching out for the public, but everything to do with partisans deceiving the American people and trying to change the party in power.