“Eric Massa” on The Daily Caller

Apparently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which P.J. O’Rourke immortalized in ‘Parliament of Whores’ as a bunch of friendly gearheads at the mercy of risk-averse consumers, is in line for a beating: (more)

House Republicans are considering whether to ask Thursday for the Ethics Committee to investigate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for their handling of information about misbehavior by former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned Monday for sexually harassing male staffers. (more)

House Speaker Nancy Pelos’s office was contacted by a top aide to then-Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) in October with concerns about the lawmaker’s behavior toward young, male staffers, a congressional source with knowledge of the investigation into Massa’s actions said Wednesday night. (more)

1.) Lawmakers: We don’t fight without putting clothes on first – “I don’t go in the shower. I don’t accost people,” Sen. Jon Tester told the Washington Post Tuesday. The denial follows former Rep. Eric Massa’s claims–reiterated Tuesday night on Larry King Live and the Glenn Beck’s show–that a naked and feisty Rahm Emanuel accosted Massa while the two were showering in the House gym. According to Sen. Jim DeMint, Massa broke the first rule of gym time: Never talk about gym time. “It’s protocol never to talk about what you talk about there,” DeMint told the Post. Other congressmen said funny things, too. “It’s the only place where you get to see a member in a different light,” Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy said. “Way too many middle-aged, overweight men walk around that locker room without any clothes on…I wish they would just drape themselves with towels,” added Joe Scarborough, who represented Florida in the House before making the move to television. FYI, these people are running things, so there’s that, too. (more)

The private gyms are sanctuaries where lawmakers can huff, puff and disrobe knowing that only fellow members will see them. (more)

Is Eric Massa left without a friend in the world? (more)

Former Rep. Eric Massa has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. (more)

Reliable sources on Capitol Hill say the House ethics report on Eric Massa will be damning. Obamacare opponents, like Glenn Beck, might want to think twice before indulging Massa and letting this Democratic creep become the posterboy of Obamacare opposition. (more)

Recently resigned New York Democrat Eric Massa has leveled charges that the Democratic leadership, specifically White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, forced him to resign his congressional seat. And Massa will be on Glenn Beck Tuesday night to continue his media offensive. (more)

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Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) told a New York radio station Sunday that an ethics investigation into his behavior focused on sexually-charged comments he made to an aide at a New Year’s Eve celebration, but claimed he was unaware of an ethics committee investigation into the incident until after he had announced his retirement last week. (more)

UPDATE March 5, 3:36 p.m. — New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa will resign from the House on Monday, according to Massa’s chief of staff Joe Racalto. While it’s the latest in a string of bad PR the Democrats have taken this week, Massa’s exit will actually help House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her quest to pass health care. Massa voted against the bill in November. (more)

House leaders were aware a month ago that an aide to Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) had accused the freshman Democrat of acting inappropriately toward him. (more)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York, says he will retire because of health reasons. (more)

Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) will not seek re-election after only one term in office. (more)