Most Ethical House ever?

Nancy Pelosi stated that, "the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history." Yet the words appear, although not surprisingly, to already ring hollow.

Some excerpts from the Murtha/Hoyer leadership battle:

"One conservative Democrat said that a Murtha-Pelosi ally approached him on the House floor and said pointedly: "I hope you like your committee assignment, because it's the only one you're going to get."

In a phone call initiated by Murtha that same day, the lawmaker told the longtime politician that he had already signed a letter of support for Hoyer. The congressman said he was stunned when Murtha told him, "Letters don't mean anything."