More from the Department of Implausible Deniability...

Pelosi Statement on Congressman Tim Mahoney"I just learned today about the serious allegations concerning Congressman Tim Mahoney. These charges must be immediately and thoroughly investigated by the House Ethics Committee."

Uh huh, sure you did, Nancy. The irony in all this is that it's almost an exact replay of 2006. Same congressional seat, same type of scandal (that being sexual in nature), roughly the same time before an election, same coverups by the party leadership. Oh wait, you haven't heard that Rohm Emmanuel knew about the affair and was trying to keep it under wraps? Gee, there's a surprise. The big difference in this whole mess, and where the most irony in involved, is that the media is decidedly quiet about this scandal. Odd, seeing as they made such hay out of the Mark Foley scandal. But then again, Rep. Mahoney has a "D" after his name while Foley had an "R" after his.

Huh.