Democrats for Deadbeats

How do you call for an investigation into a congresswoman's financial shenanigans on one hand, and on the other hand hold a fundraiser for her? Pretty easy if you're a Democrat:

Richardson was elected to the House last August in a special election to replace the late Democratic Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald.

Subsequently, Richardson lost her Sacramento home to foreclosure after failing to make payments. She also reportedly owed Sacramento County about $9,000 in property taxes and defaulted on loans six times on two other California homes.

On top of that, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Richardson failed to pay an auto mechanic for hundreds of dollars' worth of car repairs and then abandoned the car at another body shop.

None of this was detailed — as some of it probably should have been, according to critics — on Richardson's legally mandated financial disclosure forms.

The liberal watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) dubbed Richardson a "deadbeat congresswoman" and filed a complaint. Both Hoyer and House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said that Richardson's woes might merit an ethics inquiry. [...]

But Hoyer's policy didn't deter him from going ahead with the fundraiser to help his beleaguered colleague pay off the $330,000 she owed as of last month. The event is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 tomorrow evening, in rented space at a private residence on Capitol Hill.

Hey Steny, give Chris Dodd or Kent Conrad a call. Maybe they can get her a VIP loan from Countrywide.