It is gratifying to political reformers, that voters are taking a serious eye on the last year's corruption scandals in Congress; just look at what has happened to leaders known to be steeped in corrupt activities: former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay and former Georgia Lieutenant Governor candidate Ralph Reed. And now, today, U.S. Rep. Bob Ney has decided to drop out of his race as an incumbent because of ethics scandals surrounding him.

According to today's Reuters article, Rep. Bob Ney,
first elected in 1994, is under federal investigation but has denied any illegal involvement with Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to plying lawmakers with Super Bowl tickets, travel junkets and other gifts to win favors for his lobbying clients. Ney is under scrutiny for a golf trip to Scotland with Abramoff in addition to other activities that remain within the five-year statute of limitations. Ney's former chief of staff Neil Volz pleaded guilty in May and agreed to cooperate in the expanding political corruption investigation.

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