Ney not best advisor on clean government

Does the name Bob Ney ring a bell?

He's in the news as the first member of Congress to reveal he has been subpoenaed in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, and there are reports he may be the first member indicted, too.

But where have we heard that name?

Oh, right, Bob Ney is Mark Green's pal in the House of Representatives who came to Milwaukee to hold a phony hearing on election reform and tell the people of Wisconsin how to clean up their act.

When Bob Ney tells you how to clean up your act, you'd do well to consider the source.

Corruption inquiry threatens to ensnare lawmakers.

On Capitol Hill, Ney is the mayor.