Porkbusters Watch

We have some local consumers of pork, all in the family, with ethical challenges as noted on the front page of the Sun Times this morning featuring one Congressman Bobby Rush. Rush's foundation employs his son and was funded by a $1 million dollar grant from SBC/AT&T, who has legislation pending in his congressional committee. It may be good legislation, but that is beside the point. Sun Times:

Using charitable giving as a backdoor way to curry favor with lawmakers is coming under increasing scrutiny, figuring in controversies associated with former Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.), who was forced to temporarily step aside as the ranking Democrat on the Ethics panel.

(See earlier post on Mollohan here.) Tom Bevan comments on Rush in the RCP blog here and Instapundit does a roundup on Porkbusters here.

UPDATE: The White House is engaging on the issue, even making veto noises!!!!! Instapundit here.