Senator Robert Menendez was never a distinguished choice for chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the position he ascended to this month by virtue of seniority. Concerns about that quality gap There's a quality gap between Kerry and Menendez? First time I've heard of that...
have sharply escalated amid new disclosures about Mr. Menendez's use of his position to advance the financial interests of a friend and big donor.
plus there's that underage foreign hooker thing
Instead of trying to protect Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, needs to remove his gavel, at least pending credible resolution by the Senate Ethics Committee of the swirling accusations of misconduct.
Under The Bus™, Bob