So let me get this straight: Rep. Maxine Waters is fine with accusing Goldman Sachs of intruding on government decision-making, even though she has no evidence and does not appear to have more than a rudimentary understanding of the banking system. But she denies violating House rules by pushing Treasury Department officials to provide relief for a bank in which her husband has a financial stake. DealBreaker's Bess Levin thinks that any House Ethics trial should allow Waters to question Waters. They could put it on pay-per-view and actually make a few bucks. 
 
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   Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted 
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.
Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted 
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.