More Bad news for Pelosi: Massa Accused of Harassment, Will Resign Monday

New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa said today that he would resign from Congress on Monday. His statement came after the revelation that he was under investigation by the House ethics committee for sexually harassing a male staffer by using words that he admitted "might make a Chief Petty Officer feel uncomfortable." Although he owned up to it, he immediately opined that "with the destruction of our elected leaders having become a blood sport, especially in talk radio and on the internet," his family would be "torn apart" by an ethics investigation. Massa’s resignation is a second blow to Speaker Pelosi after Rangel stepped down from his powerful committee chair earlier this week. Moreover, two other House Democrats from Pelosi's state, Reps. Maxine Waters and Laura Richardson, remain under investigation and could also be forced out of office. Massa may leave Pelosi that much farther from her goal of passing the Senate's health care bil this month.