Congressional Watch Dog Group Reports

This smells odd.

"They all violated ethics rules," Melanie Sloan, the watchdog group's executive director, said of the 13 members of Congress on its list. She criticized both political parties for what she said was a failure to police ethics.

James Pendleton, a spokesman for Burns, dismissed the group's report as "pure politics." Ney's press secretary, Brian Walsh, said: "We don't give Melanie Sloan and her liberal organization an ounce of credibility."

Its report, titled "Beyond DeLay: The 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress," is based on news articles and other documents, the watchdog group said. It made the report available to the Los Angeles Times.

I found the report and here is what they call their methodology.

To create this report, CREW reviewed articles, Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports and audits, sworn testimony, emails, and personal financial and travel disclosure forms. We then analyzed that information to determine whether the information discovered suggested that a Member of Congress'’s conduct violated any federal laws, regulations or congressional ethics rules.

Vague? Yup.
I have an issue with using reports from the MSM though. This makes the assumption that the information is accurate and without bias. I just can't see that as a viable resource. It could very well be used as an indication of where and what should be checked, but it really needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Emails?

If you look at the list, interestingly, eleven of the thirteen are republicans. Now can I honestly say that this report isn't a partisan act?

Certainly someone in the House and Senate should be looking at these accusations. And then they should use the same ruler to investigate everyone. Sounds like something good for the GAO to be doing.