House Minority Leader DuBose Porter wins comment of the week award: Ethics bill has gone from a choir robe down to a G-string.
The state House overwhelmingly approved tougher rules for elected officials Friday, but not before Democrats complained the bill was a watered-down version that wouldn't make the changes Republicans once promised.
"This thing has gone from a choir robe down to a G-string," said House Minority Leader DuBose Porter. "What is covered does need to be covered. It just doesn't cover much."
His remark elicited whoops from lawmakers, but he was jabbed right back from Republican Majority Leader Jerry Keen.
Keen said Porter himself is wined and dined by lobbyists. "You're talking out of one side of your mouth and eating out of the other. You keep doing that, and your G-string's not gonna fit," Keen said.
Even Republicans in the Senate say more should be done. The top-ranking Republican in that chamber, Sen. Eric Johnson of Savannah, said senators would insist on a tougher bill.
(3-4-05 AP.)
"This thing has gone from a choir robe down to a G-string," said House Minority Leader DuBose Porter. "What is covered does need to be covered. It just doesn't cover much."
His remark elicited whoops from lawmakers, but he was jabbed right back from Republican Majority Leader Jerry Keen.
Keen said Porter himself is wined and dined by lobbyists. "You're talking out of one side of your mouth and eating out of the other. You keep doing that, and your G-string's not gonna fit," Keen said.
Even Republicans in the Senate say more should be done. The top-ranking Republican in that chamber, Sen. Eric Johnson of Savannah, said senators would insist on a tougher bill.
(3-4-05 AP.)
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