Smokey Joe Barton hits new ethical low

The Dallas-area Congressman is busted for buying gas wells from a lobbyist.

Given that he's the ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, it doesn't look good:

"If you are elected as a public servant to try to do what is right for the public generally and then you use that position to help bring in material wealth, I think it's unethical," said James Thurber, a distinguished professor of government at American University.

That's an understatement!